Ongoing measles outbreak in Wallonia, Belgium, December 2016 to March 2017: characteristics and challenges

We describe characteristics of an ongoing measles outbreak in Wallonia, Belgium, and difficulties in control measures implementation. As at 12 March 2017, 177 measles cases were notified, of which 50% were 15 years and older, 49% female. Atypical clinical presentation and severe complications, mainl...

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Autores principales: Grammens, Tine, Schirvel, Carole, Leenen, Sylvie, Shodu, Nathalie, Hutse, Veronik, Mendes da Costa, Elise, Sabbe, Martine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2017
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Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5434888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28488998
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.17.30524
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Sumario:We describe characteristics of an ongoing measles outbreak in Wallonia, Belgium, and difficulties in control measures implementation. As at 12 March 2017, 177 measles cases were notified, of which 50% were 15 years and older, 49% female. Atypical clinical presentation and severe complications, mainly among adults, in combination with late notification, low or unknown vaccination coverage of contacts, infected healthcare workers and increased workload due to contact tracing, are the main concerns for outbreak management.

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