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. 2010 Mar;16(3):567-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid1603.090114.

Measles outbreak, the Netherlands, 2008

Susan Hahne, Margreet J M te Wierik, Liesbeth Mollema, Eva van Velzen, Eric de Coster, Corien Swaan, Hester de Melker, Robert van Binnendijk

Measles outbreak, the Netherlands, 2008

Susan Hahne et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Mar.
No abstract available

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Figure A1
Cases of measles investigated, by date of onset of symptoms, cluster, and measles virus strain, the Netherlands, June 1–October 16, 2008 (n = 99). D8 indicates the outbreak strain (MVi/Den Haag.NLD/25.08, accession no. EU878303). Association of cases with attendance at schools, camps, and daycare centers: red, schools A and B, The Hague, the Netherlands; orange, anthroposophic summer camp C, Drenthe, the Netherlands; light green, anthroposophic summer camp D, Switzerland; yellow, anthroposophic summer camp E, France; pink, child day care center F, Utrecht, the Netherlands; dark green, child day care center G, Utrecht; gray, unknown.
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