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- Title
Risk factors for measles mortality among hospitalized Somali refugees displaced by famine, Kenya, 2011.
- Authors
Mahamud, Abdirahman; Burton, Ann; Hassan, Mohamed; Ahmed, Jamal A; Wagacha, John B; Spiegel, Paul; Haskew, Chris; Eidex, Rachel B; Shetty, Sharmila; Cookson, Susan; Navarro-Colorado, Carlos; Goodson, James L
- Abstract
Measles among displaced, malnourished populations can result in a high case fatality ratio. In 2011, a large measles outbreak occurred in Dadaab, Kenya, among refugees fleeing famine and conflict in Somalia. The aim of this study was to identify predictors of measles deaths among hospitalized patients during the outbreak.
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2013, Vol 57, Issue 8, pe160
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/cit442