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

F. George; J. Valente; G. F. Augusto; A. J. Silva; N. Pereira; T. Fernandes; P. Palminha; B. A. Aguiar; A. Martins; E. Santos; P. Valente; E. Calé; A. Leça; Paulo Jorge Nogueira

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.23.30548

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

F. George, J. Valente, G. F. Augusto, A. J. Silva, N. Pereira, T. Fernandes, P. Palminha, B. A. Aguiar, A. Martins, E. Santos, P. Valente, E. Calé, A. Leça, Paulo Jorge Nogueira^*

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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.

Original language	English
Journal	Eurosurveillance
Volume	22
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.23.30548
Publication status	Published - 8 Jun 2017
Externally published	Yes

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George, F., Valente, J., Augusto, G. F., Silva, A. J., Pereira, N., Fernandes, T., Palminha, P., Aguiar, B. A., Martins, A., Santos, E., Valente, P., Calé, E., Leça, A., & Nogueira, P. J. (2017). Measles outbreak after 12 years without endemic transmission, Portugal, February to May 2017. Eurosurveillance, 22(23). https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.23.30548

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