Measles and Vaccination: when scientific evidence face misinformation

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measles, vaccination, reemergence, misinformation, antivaccine movement

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Roberto Cañete-Villafranca, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas

Director del Consejo Provincial de Sociedades Científicas de la Salud. Jefe del Departamento de Parasitología y presidente del Comité de Ética de la Investigación y la Comisión de Ética Médica del Centro Provincial de Higiene, Epidemiología y Micobiología, de Matanzas.

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2026-01-01

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Cañete-Villafranca R. Measles and Vaccination: when scientific evidence face misinformation . Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2026 Jan. 1 [cited 2026 Jan. 2];48:e7100. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/7100

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Vol. 48 (2026): Continuous publication

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