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Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology (CT MICROBIOLOGY, volume 329)
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Measles virus, one of the most contagious of all human viruses, has been largely contained by the development and use of a vaccine that was introduced 50 years ago. These two volumes were timed to honor the introduction of the vaccine and to record the enormous advancements made in understanding the molecular and cell biology, pathogenesis, and control of this infectious disease. Where vaccine has been effectively delivered, endemic measles virus transmission has been eliminated. However, difficulties in vaccine delivery, lack of health care support and objection to vaccination in some communities continue to result in nearly 40 million cases and over 300,000 deaths per year from measles.
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Book Title: Measles
Book Subtitle: History and Basic Biology
Editors: Diane E. Griffin, Michael B. A. Oldstone
Series Title: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70523-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-70522-2Published: 06 November 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08944-2Published: 25 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-70523-9Published: 30 October 2008
Series ISSN: 0070-217X
Series E-ISSN: 2196-9965
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 199
Topics: Virology