An ongoing measles outbreak linked to a suspected imported case, Ireland, April to June 2016

We report an outbreak of measles which started in April 2016 and which, by 13 June, has resulted in 22 confirmed and five probable measles cases occurring in four regions of Ireland. Genotype B3 was identified. We describe the identification, ongoing investigation and control measures being implemen...

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Published in:	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles Vol. 21; no. 27; p. 1
Main Authors:	Barrett, Peter, Chaintarli, Katerina, Ryan, Fiona, Cotter, Suzanne, Cronin, Anthony, Carlton, Louise, MacSweeney, Mary, McDonnell, Mairead, Connell, Jeff, Fitzgerald, Rose, Hamilton, Douglas, Ward, Mary, Glynn, Ronan, Migone, Chantal
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sweden Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA (European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS) 07-07-2016
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Child Child, Preschool Contact Tracing Disease control Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data Disease transmission Endemic Diseases - prevention & control Endemic Diseases - statistics & numerical data Epidemics Female Genotype & phenotype Humans Incidence Infant Infant, Newborn Ireland - epidemiology Male Mass Vaccination - utilization Measles Measles - diagnosis Measles - epidemiology Measles - prevention & control Measles Vaccine - therapeutic use Population Surveillance Risk Factors Sex Distribution Travel Young Adult Ireland imported viral diseases outbreaks measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine measles
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Summary:	We report an outbreak of measles which started in April 2016 and which, by 13 June, has resulted in 22 confirmed and five probable measles cases occurring in four regions of Ireland. Genotype B3 was identified. We describe the identification, ongoing investigation and control measures being implemented. This outbreak occurs during a period of very low measles transmission in Ireland, with only one confirmed case (imported) notified in 2016 before this event.
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ISSN:	1560-7917 1025-496X 1560-7917
DOI:	10.2807/1560-7917.es.2016.21.27.30277