Accelerating measles elimination and strengthening routine immunization services in Guizhou Province, China, 2003–2009

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Vaccine
Volume 33, Issue 17, Pages 1999-2096 (21 April 2015)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0264410X/33/17

Accelerating measles elimination and strengthening routine immunization services in Guizhou Province, China, 2003–2009
Original Research Article
Pages 2050-2055
Shuyan Zuo, Lisa Cairns, Yvan Hutin, Xiaofeng Liang, Yibing Tong, Qing Zhu, Dayong Zhang, Lisa A. Lee, Peter Strebel, Linda Quick
Highlights
– Measles control over seven years in Guizhou Province comprised diverse strategies.
– Infant and primary-school-entry vaccination coverage of all antigens increased.
– Incidence of measles dropped.
– The strategies are a model for extension to other lesser-developed provinces.