Measles outbreak after 12 years without endemic transmission, Portugal, February to May 2017

We report a measles outbreak in two Portuguese health regions (Algarve and Lisbon and the Tagus Valley) since February 2017, and which by 31 May resulted in 28 confirmed cases, of which 16 were unvaccinated. Thirteen cases were healthcare workers. One unvaccinated teenager died. Genotype B3 was iden...

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Main Author: George, Francisco (author)
Other Authors: Valente, João (author), Augusto, Gonçalo F. (author), Silva, Andreia J. (author), Pereira, Natália (author), Fernandes, Teresa (author), Palminha, Paula (author), Aguiar, Bárbara A. (author), Martins, António (author), Santos, Estêvão (author), Valente, Paula (author), Calé, Etelvina (author), Leça, Ana (author), Nogueira, Paulo J. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Disease Outbreaks
Genotype
Health Personnel
Humans
Male
Measles
Measles Vaccine
Measles virus
Portugal
Vaccination
Infecções Respiratórias
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/5446
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/5446
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Summary:We report a measles outbreak in two Portuguese health regions (Algarve and Lisbon and the Tagus Valley) since February 2017, and which by 31 May resulted in 28 confirmed cases, of which 16 were unvaccinated. Thirteen cases were healthcare workers. One unvaccinated teenager died. Genotype B3 was identified in 14 cases from both regions. This outbreak occurs after 12 years without endemic measles transmission, and in a context of high measles vaccination coverage and immunity.

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