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Measles

Nature Reviews Disease Primers volume 2, Article number: 16050 (2016) Cite this article

Measles is caused by a highly infectious, airborne pathogen: measles virus. This PrimeView focuses on the transmission of this virus and explains how cheap and safe vaccines can be used to prevent transmission and eliminate measles globally.

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Measles. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2, 16050 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2016.50

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