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Two consecutive measles outbreaks with genotypes D8 and D4 in two mainly unvaccinated communities in Germany.
Medical microbiology and immunology - 1 Aug 2012
Roggendorf Hedwig, Santibanez Sabine, Mankertz Annette, van Treeck Ulrich, Roggendorf Michael
Abstract excerpt
A measles infection in a 13-year-old student from a free progressive school was the index case for an outbreak in Essen in 2010. In this type of school, mainly unvaccinated and measles-susceptible children accumulate. This observation is confirmed by the fact that some of the recent outbreaks originated in such institutions. In Essen, this outbreak was followed by a second smaller outbreak in unvaccinated...
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