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Ongoing mumps outbreak in Israel, January to August 2017.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 31 Aug 2017
Indenbaum Viki, Hübschen Judith M, Stein-Zamir Chen, Mendelson Ella, Sofer Danit, Hindiyeh Musa, Anis Emilia, Abramson Nitza, Haas Eric J, Yosef Yochi, Dukhan Larisa, Singer Shepherd Roee
Abstract excerpt
In Israel, 262 mumps cases were registered between 1 January and 28 August 2017 despite a vaccine coverage of ≥ 96%. The majority (56.5%) of cases were adolescents and young adults between 10 and 24 years of age. Nearly twice as many cases were reported in males than in females. Sequence information identified genotype G and suggested specific transmission chains in different religious communities, with the...
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