Measles outbreak linked to insufficient vaccination coverage in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, France, October 2017 to July 2018

Measles outbreak linked to insufficient vaccination coverage in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, France, October 2017 to July 2018

On 30 October 2017, an outbreak of measles started in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine (NA) region in France among Bordeaux University students before spreading to other regions. Until 1 July 2018, 1,101 cases were reported in NA, including 98 complications and two deaths. Cases were related to clusters (e.g....

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Veröffentlicht in:Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2018-07, Vol.23 (30), p.1
Hauptverfasser: Bernadou, Anne, Astrugue, Cyril, Méchain, Matthieu, Le Galliard, Valérie, Verdun-Esquer, Catherine, Dupuy, France, Dina, Julia, Aït-Belghiti, Fatima, Antona, Denise, Vandentorren, Stéphanie
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Sprache:eng
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Bacteriology
Disease control
Disease transmission
Epidemics
Genotype & phenotype
Immunization
Life Sciences
Measles
Microbiology and Parasitology
Rapid Communication
Virology
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Zusammenfassung:On 30 October 2017, an outbreak of measles started in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine (NA) region in France among Bordeaux University students before spreading to other regions. Until 1 July 2018, 1,101 cases were reported in NA, including 98 complications and two deaths. Cases were related to clusters (e.g. students, healthcare workers) in 16%; 81% of cases were not vaccinated against measles as recommended. Vaccination coverage above herd immunity threshold remains the main preventative outbreak measure.
ISSN:1560-7917
1025-496X
1560-7917
1025-496X
DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.30.1800373