| measles outbreak in a periurban area of chandigarh: need for improving vaccine coverage and strengthening surveillance. | an outbreak of measles was investigated in the periurban areas of chandigarh union territory, during the months of december 1998 to february 1999. mainly the children below 15 years of age were affected. the children of migrant labourers belonging to the neighbouring states of uttar pradesh and bihar constituted the majority of population in the area under study. they belonged to lower socio economic status with low immunization coverage. | 2002 | 11876118 |