Investigation of a Measles Outbreak in China to Identify Gaps in Vaccination Coverage, Routes of Transmission, and Interventions

Xiang Zheng; Ningjing Zhang; Xiaoshu Zhang; Lixin Hao; Qiru Su; Haijun Wang; Kongyan Meng; Binglin Zhang; Jianfeng Liu; Huaqing Wang; Huiming Luo; Li Li; Hui Li; Chao Ma

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133983

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Investigation of a Measles Outbreak in China to Identify Gaps in Vaccination Coverage, Routes of Transmission, and Interventions

Xiang Zheng ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xiang Zheng, Ningjing Zhang

Affiliations National Immunization Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China, Chinese Field Epidemiology Training Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China, Taizhou Prefecture Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, China
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Ningjing Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xiang Zheng, Ningjing Zhang

Affiliation Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou, Gansu province, China
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Xiaoshu Zhang,

Affiliation Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou, Gansu province, China
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Lixin Hao,

Affiliation National Immunization Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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Qiru Su,

Affiliation National Immunization Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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Haijun Wang,

Affiliation Longnan Prefecture Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Longnan Prefecture, Gansu Province, China
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Kongyan Meng,

Affiliation Wudu County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Longnan Prefecture, Gansu Province, China
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Binglin Zhang,

Affiliation Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou, Gansu province, China
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Jianfeng Liu,

Affiliation Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou, Gansu province, China
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Huaqing Wang,

Affiliation National Immunization Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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Huiming Luo,

Affiliation National Immunization Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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Li Li,

Affiliation National Immunization Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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Hui Li ,

* E-mail: lihui9208@163.com (HL); maachao@163.com (CM)

Affiliation Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou, Gansu province, China
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Chao Ma

* E-mail: lihui9208@163.com (HL); maachao@163.com (CM)

Affiliation National Immunization Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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Investigation of a Measles Outbreak in China to Identify Gaps in Vaccination Coverage, Routes of Transmission, and Interventions

Xiang Zheng,
Ningjing Zhang,
Xiaoshu Zhang,
Lixin Hao,
Qiru Su,
Haijun Wang,
Kongyan Meng,
Binglin Zhang,
Jianfeng Liu,
Huaqing Wang

Published: July 24, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133983

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