Ongoing measles outbreak, Geneva, Switzerland, January to March 2011.
- Delaporte E Epidemiology and infectious diseases section, Cantonal Health Service, General Directorate for Health, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Richard JL
- Wyler Lazarevic CA
- Lacour O
- Girard M
- Ginet C
- Iten A
- Sudre P
- 2011-03-26
Published in:
- Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin. - 2011
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Humans
Immunization
Infant
Male
Mandatory Reporting
Measles
Measles virus
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Population Surveillance
Sex Distribution
Switzerland
Vaccination
Young Adult
English
An outbreak of measles is ongoing in Geneva, Switzerland, since January 2011, in the context of a measles epidemic in neighbouring Rhône-Alpes, France. A total of 41 confirmed cases have been reported, the majority among young adults, many unaware of their non-immune status. There is no large clustering of cases and 14 cases were imported or linked to imported cases. Catch-up vaccination, especially among young adults, may be necessary to prevent further extension of this outbreak.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- gold
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- DOI 10.2807/ese.16.10.19815-en
- PMID 21435325
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/261261
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