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Feasibility of global measles eradication after interruption of transmission in the Americas

Ciro A de Quadros Executive Vice-President, Sabin Vaccine Institute, Washington, DC 20006, USA. [email protected]
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Jon Kim Andrus Lead Technical Advisor, Immunization Unit, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, USA
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M Carolina Danovaro-Holliday Technical Officer, Immunization Unit, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, USA
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Carlos Castillo-Solórzano Regional Advisor, Immunization Unit, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, USA
Pages 355-362 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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