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Measles Cases during Ebola Outbreak, West Africa, 2013–2106
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa caused breakdowns in public health systems, which might have caused outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. We tested 80 patients admitted to an Ebola treatment center in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for measles. These patients were negative for Ebola virus. Me...
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5443435/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28518027 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2306.161682 |
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| author | Colavita, Francesca Biava, Mirella Castilletti, Concetta Quartu, Serena Vairo, Francesco Caglioti, Claudia Agrati, Chiara Lalle, Eleonora Bordi, Licia Lanini, Simone Guanti, Michela Delli Miccio, Rossella Ippolito, Giuseppe Capobianchi, Maria R. Di Caro, Antonino |
| author_facet | Colavita, Francesca Biava, Mirella Castilletti, Concetta Quartu, Serena Vairo, Francesco Caglioti, Claudia Agrati, Chiara Lalle, Eleonora Bordi, Licia Lanini, Simone Guanti, Michela Delli Miccio, Rossella Ippolito, Giuseppe Capobianchi, Maria R. Di Caro, Antonino |
| author_sort | Colavita, Francesca |
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| description | The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa caused breakdowns in public health systems, which might have caused outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. We tested 80 patients admitted to an Ebola treatment center in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for measles. These patients were negative for Ebola virus. Measles virus IgM was detected in 13 (16%) of the patients. |
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| institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2017 |
| publisher | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| spelling | pubmed-54434352017-06-02 Measles Cases during Ebola Outbreak, West Africa, 2013–2106 Colavita, Francesca Biava, Mirella Castilletti, Concetta Quartu, Serena Vairo, Francesco Caglioti, Claudia Agrati, Chiara Lalle, Eleonora Bordi, Licia Lanini, Simone Guanti, Michela Delli Miccio, Rossella Ippolito, Giuseppe Capobianchi, Maria R. Di Caro, Antonino Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa caused breakdowns in public health systems, which might have caused outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. We tested 80 patients admitted to an Ebola treatment center in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for measles. These patients were negative for Ebola virus. Measles virus IgM was detected in 13 (16%) of the patients. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-06 /pmc/articles/PMC5443435/ /pubmed/28518027 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2306.161682 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
| spellingShingle | Research Letter Colavita, Francesca Biava, Mirella Castilletti, Concetta Quartu, Serena Vairo, Francesco Caglioti, Claudia Agrati, Chiara Lalle, Eleonora Bordi, Licia Lanini, Simone Guanti, Michela Delli Miccio, Rossella Ippolito, Giuseppe Capobianchi, Maria R. Di Caro, Antonino Measles Cases during Ebola Outbreak, West Africa, 2013–2106 |
| title | Measles Cases during Ebola Outbreak, West Africa, 2013–2106 |
| title_full | Measles Cases during Ebola Outbreak, West Africa, 2013–2106 |
| title_fullStr | Measles Cases during Ebola Outbreak, West Africa, 2013–2106 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measles Cases during Ebola Outbreak, West Africa, 2013–2106 |
| title_short | Measles Cases during Ebola Outbreak, West Africa, 2013–2106 |
| title_sort | measles cases during ebola outbreak, west africa, 2013–2106 |
| topic | Research Letter |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5443435/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28518027 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2306.161682 |
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