The dynamics of measles in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Published in Nature on February 07, 2008

Authors

Matthew J Ferrari1, Rebecca F Grais, Nita Bharti, Andrew J K Conlan, Ottar N Bjørnstad, Lara J Wolfson, Philippe J Guerin, Ali Djibo, Bryan T Grenfell

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA. mferrari@psu.edu

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