A cluster of measles cases in Denmark following importation, January and February 2008

Five cases of measles were reported to the Department of Epidemiology in Denmark between mid-January and early February, 2008. The cluster involved four adults aged between 23 and 39 years and an infant. All cases resided in the greater Copenhagen area. Three cases were unvaccinated, one was vaccina...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2008-02, Vol.13 (9), p.1-2
Hauptverfasser:	Muscat, M, Hartvig Christiansen, A, Bottiger, B E, Plesner, A, Glismann, S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Cluster Analysis Denmark - epidemiology Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data Female Humans Incidence Infant Male Measles - epidemiology Population Surveillance Risk Assessment - methods Risk Factors Travel - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:	Five cases of measles were reported to the Department of Epidemiology in Denmark between mid-January and early February, 2008. The cluster involved four adults aged between 23 and 39 years and an infant. All cases resided in the greater Copenhagen area. Three cases were unvaccinated, one was vaccinated with two doses, and in one case the vaccination status is not yet known.
ISSN:	1560-7917 1560-7917
DOI:	10.2807/ese.13.09.08050-en