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Measles seroprevalence after reactive vaccination campaigns during the 2015 measles outbreak in four health zones of the former Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Patrick KeatingAntonio Isidro Carrion MartinAlexandre BlakePauline LechevalierFlorent UzzeniEtienne GignouxChibuzo OkontaCéline LangendorfSheilagh SmitSteve AhukaMelinda SuchardElizabeth PukutaMarie-Amélie DegailLisa HansenJerry Kibanza-KyunguIza CigleneckiSandra Cohuet
Published in: BMC public health (2019)
The measured seroprevalence was consistent with the events that occurred in these HZs over the past few years. Measles seroprevalence might prove a valuable source of information to help adjust the timing of future SIAs and prioritizing support to the EPI in this region as long as the VC does not reach a level high enough to efficiently prevent epidemic flare-ups.
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