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Comment
. 2007 Jan;4(1):e24.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040024.

Measles still has a devastating impact in unvaccinated populations

William J Moss  1
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Comment

Measles still has a devastating impact in unvaccinated populations

William J Moss. PLoS Med. 2007 Jan.

Abstract

Although global mortality from measles is falling, a study inPLoS Medicine found that children in Nigeria, Niger, and Chad face unacceptably high mortality from measles, a largely preventable disease.

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Competing Interests: The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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A pre-1979 poster from Nigeria promoting vaccination for smallpox and measles
(image: CDC/Stafford Smith).
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