Mumps Outbreak among Highly Vaccinated Teenagers and Children in the Central Region of Portugal, 2012-2013

Introduction: Mumps vaccine was introduced in the National Immunization Program in Portugal in 1987, rapidly reaching a national coverage > 92%, with important reduction in the annual incidence of the disease. We report a mumps outbreak in the Central Region of Portugal, occurred in the winte...

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Main Author: Cordeiro, Eugénio (author)
Other Authors: Ferreira, Muriel (author), Rodrigues, Fernanda (author), Palminha, Paula (author), Vinagre, Elsa (author), Pimentel, João Pedro (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Disease Outbreaks
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
Mumps
Portugal.
Adolescente
Criança
Parotidite
Portugal
Surto de Doenças
Vacina Contra Sarampo-Parotidite-Rubéola.
Online Access:https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/5756
Country:Portugal
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