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The survival of measles virus in air, in relation to the epidemiology of measles

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The seasonal fluctuation in the morbidity of measles is largely due to the seasonal variation of indoor relative humidity.

This study was carried out in the Laboratory for Microbiology, State University of Utrecht, Netherlands.

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  1. Laboratory for Bacteriology and Epidemiology, Municipal Medical and Public Health Service, Baan 170, Rotterdam, Netherlands

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I am grateful to Prof. Dr.K. C. Winkler for his guidance, to MissMariëtte E. Regter for her valuable help and co-operation.

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de Jong, J.G. The survival of measles virus in air, in relation to the epidemiology of measles. Archiv f Virusforschung 16, 97–102 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01253797

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