An outbreak of measles in the Southern Province
Lamabadusuriya, S.P.; Jayantha, U.K.
Ceylon Medical Journal 37(2): 46-48
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-0875 PMID: 1423750 Document Number: 397446
During an outbreak of measles in the Southern Province in 1990, 69 patients were admitted to the Professorial Paediatric Unit of Teaching Hospital Galle. Of these, 13 patients had received the measles vaccination. The commonest complication seen was bronchopneumonia. There were 3 deaths, 2 due to bronchopneumonia and 1 to encephalitis.
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