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. 2013 Sep 13;62(36):752-3.

Notes from the field: measles outbreak among members of a religious community - Brooklyn, New York, March-June 2013

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Notes from the field: measles outbreak among members of a religious community - Brooklyn, New York, March-June 2013

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .

Erratum in

  • MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Nov 15;62(45):906

Abstract

On March 13, 2013, an intentionally unvaccinated adolescent aged 17 years returned to New York City from London, United Kingdom, while infectious with measles. This importation led to the largest outbreak of measles in the United States since 1996.

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