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Changes in the seasonal incidence of measles in Iceland, 1896–1974

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

A. D. Cliff  and
P. Haggett
A. D. Cliff
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, University of Cambridge
P. Haggett
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, University of Bristol
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The changing seasonal patterns of reported measles cases in Iceland during this century are analysed. These changes are related to increased population mobility following the development of external and internal transport links, particularly since 1945. The forging of such links has resulted in a shift in the seasonal distribution of cases from one peculiar to the local social and economic conditions in Iceland to one broadly similar to that in other countries of northern temperate latitudes.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 85 , Issue 3 , December 1980 , pp. 451 - 457
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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