Abstract
Severe Measles, Vitamin A Deficiency, and the Roma Community in Europe
Highlights
We describe the potential roles of malnutrition and vitamin A deficiency as risk factors for severe measles in adults from this community
Vitamin A deficiency has been associated with severe cases of measles in children in developing countries [7,8]
We describe 6 adults from the Roma community in Marseille, France, who had measles and low levels of vitamin A; 2 of these persons had severe measles
Summary
9. Hayman DTS, Wang LF, Barr J, Baker KS, Suu-Ire R, Broder CC, et al Antibodies to henipavirus or henipa-like viruses in domestic pigs in Ghana, West Africa. Severe Measles, Vitamin A Deficiency, and the Roma Community in We describe the potential roles of malnutrition and vitamin A deficiency as risk factors for severe measles in adults from this community. The exact proportion of measles cases occurring among the Roma community in France during the outbreak are not available [2].
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