Challenging measles case definition: three measles outbreaks in three Health Regions of Portugal, February to April 2018

Gonçalo Figueiredo Augusto; Diogo Cruz; Andreia Silva; Natália Pereira; Bárbara Aguiar; Ana Leça; Elisabete Serrada; Paula Valente; Teresa Fernandes; Fernando Guerra; Paula Palminha; Elsa Vinagre; Sílvia Lopo; Rita Cordeiro; Emma Sáez-López; Maria Neto; Paulo Jorge Nogueira; Graça Freitas

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.28.1800328

Challenging measles case definition: three measles outbreaks in three Health Regions of Portugal, February to April 2018

Gonçalo Figueiredo Augusto
, Diogo Cruz
, Andreia Silva
, Natália Pereira
, Bárbara Aguiar
, Ana Leça
, Elisabete Serrada
, Paula Valente
, Teresa Fernandes
, Fernando Guerra
, Paula Palminha
, Elsa Vinagre
, Sílvia Lopo
, Rita Cordeiro
, Emma Sáez-López
, Maria Neto
, Paulo Jorge Nogueira^*
, Graça Freitas

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We report three simultaneous measles outbreaks with 112 confirmed cases in three Health Regions of Portugal, from February to April 2018. The mean age of cases was 30 years, 79% worked in a healthcare setting and 87% were vaccinated. Genotype B3 was identified in 84 cases from the three outbreaks. Primary cases in each outbreak were imported. Several cases presented with modified measles, highlighting the importance of rethinking the measles case definition for vaccinated cases.

Original language	English
Article number	1800328
Journal	Eurosurveillance
Volume	23
Issue number	28
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.28.1800328
Publication status	Published - 12 Jul 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Augusto, G. F., Cruz, D., Silva, A., Pereira, N., Aguiar, B., Leça, A., Serrada, E., Valente, P., Fernandes, T., Guerra, F., Palminha, P., Vinagre, E., Lopo, S., Cordeiro, R., Sáez-López, E., Neto, M., Nogueira, P. J., & Freitas, G. (2018). Challenging measles case definition: three measles outbreaks in three Health Regions of Portugal, February to April 2018. Eurosurveillance, 23(28), Article 1800328. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.28.1800328

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