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Characterization of large mumps outbreak among vaccinated Palestinian refugees.

Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2009

Hindiyeh Musa Y, Aboudy Yair, Wohoush Mahmoud, Shulman Lester M, Ram Daniela, Levin Tal, Frank Tamar, Riccardo Flavia, Khalili Mohamad, Sawalha Elias-Shlash, Obeidi Maysoun, Sabatinelli Guido, Grossman Zehava, Mendelson Ella

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During a large mumps virus (MuV) outbreak which occurred in the Palestinian refugee camps of the West Bank, 68.1% (2,636/3,871) of the cases were vaccinated with one dose of trivalent measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Attack rates by camp ranged from less than 1 case per 1,000 people in the population to 43/1,000 (overall, 11/1,000). The outbreak lasted from December 2003 to June 2005, with two peaks,...

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PMID: 19144793
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01756-08
PMCID: PMC2650945

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