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Measles outbreak after 12 years without endemic transmission, Portugal, February to May 2017.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 8 Jun 2017
George Francisco, Valente João, Augusto Gonçalo F, Silva Andreia J, Pereira Natália, Fernandes Teresa, Palminha Paula, Aguiar Bárbara A, Martins António, Santos Estêvão, Valente Paula, Calé Etelvina, Leça Ana, Nogueira Paulo J
Abstract excerpt
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...
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