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✍ W. Nigatu; L. Jin; B.J. Cohen; D.J. Nokes; M. Etana; F.T. Cutts; D.W.G. Brown 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 169 KB

## Abstract A measles outbreak in December 1998 in Bedelle (vaccine coverage <40%) and two sporadic cases in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, were investigated. Paired serum and oral fluid samples were collected 2–8 days after the onset of symptoms. A total of 53 of 55 outbreak cases and both sporadic cases