African Journal of
Health Sciences and Technology

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Health Sci. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2805-4202
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJHST
  • Start Year: 2019
  • Published Articles: 32

Full Length Research Paper

Analysis of measles case-based surveillance data in Afar Regional State, Ethiopia, from 2013 to 2017

Mengistu Biru
  • Mengistu Biru
  • Center for Public Health Emergency Management, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Temesegen Geleta
  • Temesegen Geleta
  • Department of Public Health, Saint Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Esate Assefa
  • Esate Assefa
  • Center for Public Health Emergency Management, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Mikias Alayu
  • Mikias Alayu
  • Center for Public Health Emergency Management, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Adamu Tayachew
  • Adamu Tayachew
  • Center for Public Health Emergency Management, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Mesfin Wossen
  • Mesfin Wossen
  • Center for Public Health Emergency Management, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 12 July 2022
  •  Accepted: 24 August 2022
  •  Published: 30 September 2022

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