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Large measles outbreak introduced by asylum seekers and spread among the insufficiently vaccinated resident population, Berlin, October 2014 to August 2015

The largest measles outbreak in Berlin since 2001 occurred from October 2014 to August 2015. Overall, 1,344 cases were ascertained, 86% (with available information) unvaccinated, including 146 (12%) asylum seekers. Median age was 17 years (interquartile range: 4–29 years), 26% were hospitalised and...

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Autores principales: Werber, Dirk, Hoffmann, Alexandra, Santibanez, Sabine, Mankertz, Annette, Sagebiel, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5753442/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28857043
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.34.30599