Endemic and Imported Measles Virus–Associated Outbreaks among Adults, Beijing, China, 2013

In 2013, a resurgence of measles occurred in Beijing, China. The outbreaks occurred among adults and were associated with endemic genotype H1 and imported genotype D8 viruses. Migrant workers were disproportionately represented in the outbreaks; thus, vaccinating such workers against measles may be...

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Autores principales: Chen, Meng, Zhang, Yan, Huang, Fang, Wang, Huiling, Liu, Donglei, Li, Juan, Rodewald, Lance, Wu, Jiang, Deng, Ying, Xu, Wenbo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4344261/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25695536
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2103.140646
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Sumario:In 2013, a resurgence of measles occurred in Beijing, China. The outbreaks occurred among adults and were associated with endemic genotype H1 and imported genotype D8 viruses. Migrant workers were disproportionately represented in the outbreaks; thus, vaccinating such workers against measles may be an effective strategy toward the elimination of this disease.

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