Measles outbreak after 12 years without endemic transmission, Portugal, February to May 2017

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Autor(a) principal: George, Francisco
Data de Publicação: 2017
Outros Autores: Valente, João, Augusto, Gonçalo F., Silva, Andreia J., Pereira, Natália, Fernandes, Teresa, Palminha, Paula, Aguiar, Bárbara A., Martins, António, Santos, Estêvão, Valente, Paula, Calé, Etelvina, Leça, Ana, Nogueira, Paulo J.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/5446
Resumo: We report a measles outbreak in two Portuguese health regions (Algarve and Lisbon and the Tagus Valley) since February 2017, and which by 31 May resulted in 28 confirmed cases, of which 16 were unvaccinated. Thirteen cases were healthcare workers. One unvaccinated teenager died. Genotype B3 was identified in 14 cases from both regions. This outbreak occurs after 12 years without endemic measles transmission, and in a context of high measles vaccination coverage and immunity.
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spelling Measles outbreak after 12 years without endemic transmission, Portugal, February to May 2017Disease OutbreaksGenotypeHealth PersonnelHumansMaleMeaslesMeasles VaccineMeasles virusPortugalVaccinationInfecções RespiratóriasWe report a measles outbreak in two Portuguese health regions (Algarve and Lisbon and the Tagus Valley) since February 2017, and which by 31 May resulted in 28 confirmed cases, of which 16 were unvaccinated. Thirteen cases were healthcare workers. One unvaccinated teenager died. Genotype B3 was identified in 14 cases from both regions. This outbreak occurs after 12 years without endemic measles transmission, and in a context of high measles vaccination coverage and immunity.European Centre for Disease Prevention and ControlRepositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de SaúdeGeorge, FranciscoValente, JoãoAugusto, Gonçalo F.Silva, Andreia J.Pereira, NatáliaFernandes, TeresaPalminha, PaulaAguiar, Bárbara A.Martins, AntónioSantos, EstêvãoValente, PaulaCalé, EtelvinaLeça, AnaNogueira, Paulo J.2018-03-22T18:15:28Z2017-06-082017-06-08T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/5446engEuro Surveill. 2017 Jun 8;22(23). pii: 30548. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.23.30548.1560-791710.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.23.30548info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-20T15:40:52Zoai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/5446Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:40:08.363435Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Measles outbreak after 12 years without endemic transmission, Portugal, February to May 2017
title Measles outbreak after 12 years without endemic transmission, Portugal, February to May 2017
spellingShingle Measles outbreak after 12 years without endemic transmission, Portugal, February to May 2017
George, Francisco
Disease Outbreaks
Genotype
Health Personnel
Humans
Male
Measles
Measles Vaccine
Measles virus
Portugal
Vaccination
Infecções Respiratórias
title_short Measles outbreak after 12 years without endemic transmission, Portugal, February to May 2017
title_full Measles outbreak after 12 years without endemic transmission, Portugal, February to May 2017
title_fullStr Measles outbreak after 12 years without endemic transmission, Portugal, February to May 2017
title_full_unstemmed Measles outbreak after 12 years without endemic transmission, Portugal, February to May 2017
title_sort Measles outbreak after 12 years without endemic transmission, Portugal, February to May 2017
author George, Francisco
author_facet George, Francisco
Valente, João
Augusto, Gonçalo F.
Silva, Andreia J.
Pereira, Natália
Fernandes, Teresa
Palminha, Paula
Aguiar, Bárbara A.
Martins, António
Santos, Estêvão
Valente, Paula
Calé, Etelvina
Leça, Ana
Nogueira, Paulo J.
author_role author
author2 Valente, João
Augusto, Gonçalo F.
Silva, Andreia J.
Pereira, Natália
Fernandes, Teresa
Palminha, Paula
Aguiar, Bárbara A.
Martins, António
Santos, Estêvão
Valente, Paula
Calé, Etelvina
Leça, Ana
Nogueira, Paulo J.
author2_role author
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author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de Saúde
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv George, Francisco
Valente, João
Augusto, Gonçalo F.
Silva, Andreia J.
Pereira, Natália
Fernandes, Teresa
Palminha, Paula
Aguiar, Bárbara A.
Martins, António
Santos, Estêvão
Valente, Paula
Calé, Etelvina
Leça, Ana
Nogueira, Paulo J.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Disease Outbreaks
Genotype
Health Personnel
Humans
Male
Measles
Measles Vaccine
Measles virus
Portugal
Vaccination
Infecções Respiratórias
topic Disease Outbreaks
Genotype
Health Personnel
Humans
Male
Measles
Measles Vaccine
Measles virus
Portugal
Vaccination
Infecções Respiratórias
description We report a measles outbreak in two Portuguese health regions (Algarve and Lisbon and the Tagus Valley) since February 2017, and which by 31 May resulted in 28 confirmed cases, of which 16 were unvaccinated. Thirteen cases were healthcare workers. One unvaccinated teenager died. Genotype B3 was identified in 14 cases from both regions. This outbreak occurs after 12 years without endemic measles transmission, and in a context of high measles vaccination coverage and immunity.
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