Slovenian Journal of Public Health (Oct 2020)
Measles outbreak in a Roma community in the Eastern region of Slovakia, May to October 2018
- Hudečková Henrieta,
- Stašková Janka,
- Mikas Ján,
- Mečochová Adriana,
- Staroňová Edita,
- Polčičová Alexandra,
- Baška Tibor,
- Novák Martin,
- Malinovská Nora,
- Zibolenová Jana,
- Švihrová Viera,
- Nováková Elena,
- Štefkovičová Mária
Affiliations
- Hudečková Henrieta
- Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Department of Public Health, Malá Hora 11149/4B, 03601Martin, Slovak Republic
- Stašková Janka
- Regional Public Health Authority in Michalovce, MichalovceSlovak Republic
- Mikas Ján
- National Public Health Authority SR in Bratislava, BratislavaSlovak Republic
- Mečochová Adriana
- National Public Health Authority SR in Bratislava, BratislavaSlovak Republic
- Staroňová Edita
- National Public Health Authority SR in Bratislava, BratislavaSlovak Republic
- Polčičová Alexandra
- National Public Health Authority SR in Bratislava, BratislavaSlovak Republic
- Baška Tibor
- Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Department of Public Health, Malá Hora 11149/4B, 03601Martin, Slovak Republic
- Novák Martin
- Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Department of Public Health, Malá Hora 11149/4B, 03601Martin, Slovak Republic
- Malinovská Nora
- Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Department of Public Health, Malá Hora 11149/4B, 03601Martin, Slovak Republic
- Zibolenová Jana
- Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Department of Public Health, Malá Hora 11149/4B, 03601Martin, Slovak Republic
- Švihrová Viera
- Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Department of Public Health, Malá Hora 11149/4B, 03601Martin, Slovak Republic
- Nováková Elena
- Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Department of Public Health, Malá Hora 11149/4B, 03601Martin, Slovak Republic
- Štefkovičová Mária
- Alexander Dubček University in Trenčín, TrenčínSlovak Republic
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2020-0028
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 59,
no. 4
pp. 219 – 226
Abstract
Despite the effective National Immunization Programme of Slovakia, some population groups are incompletely vaccinated or unvaccinated. We aimed to describe the measles outbreak spread in Eastern Slovakia between May and October 2018, affecting the Roma communities in relation to the existing immunity gaps.
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