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Ongoing measles outbreak in Wallonia, Belgium, December 2016 to March 2017: characteristics and challenges

Published:2017-04-27 Issue:17 Volume:22 Page:
ISSN:1560-7917
Container-title:Eurosurveillance
language:en
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Author:

Grammens Tine¹,Schirvel Carole²,Leenen Sylvie²,Shodu Nathalie²,Hutse Veronik³,Mendes da Costa Elise¹,Sabbe Martine¹

Affiliation:

1. Service of Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, Department of Public Health and Surveillance, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium

2. Infectious Disease Surveillance Unit, Agence pour une Vie de Qualité (AVIQ), Walloon region, Charleroi, Belgium

3. National Reference Centre for measles, mumps and rubella, Service of Viral Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

We describe characteristics of an ongoing measles outbreak in Wallonia, Belgium, and difficulties in control measures implementation. As at 12 March 2017, 177 measles cases were notified, of which 50% were 15 years and older, 49% female. Atypical clinical presentation and severe complications, mainly among adults, in combination with late notification, low or unknown vaccination coverage of contacts, infected healthcare workers and increased workload due to contact tracing, are the main concerns for outbreak management.

Publisher

European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

Subject

Virology,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Epidemiology

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