Editorial: Measles elimination in Australia

Authors

  • Paul Roche Surveillance Section, Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra ACT
  • Jenean Spencer Surveillance Section, Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra ACT
  • Angela Merianos Surveillance Section, Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra ACT

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2001.25.29

Keywords:

measles surveillance, measles, eradication

Abstract

This article published in Communicable Diseases Intelligence Volume 25, No 3, August 2001 contains an editorial on the elimination of measles in Australia.

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Published

30/08/01

How to Cite

Roche, Paul, Jenean Spencer, and Angela Merianos. 2001. “Editorial: Measles Elimination in Australia”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 25 (August):141-42. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2001.25.29.

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