Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: Eurosurveillance, full page: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 18, Issue 36, 05 September 2013
Rapid communications
Large ongoing measles outbreak in a religious community in the Netherlands since May 2013
M J Knol <SUP>1</SUP>, A T Urbanus<SUP>1</SUP>, E M Swart<SUP>1</SUP>, L Mollema<SUP>1</SUP>, W L Ruijs<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, R S van Binnendijk<SUP>1</SUP>, M J te Wierik<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,3</SUP>, H E de Melker<SUP>1</SUP>, A Timen<SUP>1</SUP>, S J Hahn?<SUP>1</SUP>
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<SUP>1</SUP>Centre for Infectious Disease Control Netherlands, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands; 2 Municipal Health Service Gelderland Zuid, Tiel, the Netherlands; 3 Municipal Health Service Midden Nederland, Zeist, the Netherlands
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Citation style for this article: Knol MJ, Urbanus AT, Swart EM, Mollema L, Ruijs WL, van Binnendijk RS, te Wierik MJ, de Melker HE, Timen A, Hahn? SJ. Large ongoing measles outbreak in a religious community in the Netherlands since May 2013 . Euro Surveill. 2013;18(36)
ii=20580. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20580
Date of submission: 26 August 2013
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Despite vaccination coverage over 95%, a measles outbreak started in May 2013 in the Netherlands. As of 28 August, there were 1,226 reported cases, including 82 hospitalisations. It is anticipated that the outbreak will continue. Most cases were orthodox Protestants (n=1,087/1,186; 91.7%) and unvaccinated (n=1,174/1,217; 96.5%). A unique outbreak control intervention was implemented: a personal invitation for measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination was sent for all children aged 6?14 months living in municipalities with MMR vaccination coverage below 90%.
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Eurosurveillance, Volume 18, Issue 36, 05 September 2013
Rapid communications
Large ongoing measles outbreak in a religious community in the Netherlands since May 2013
M J Knol <SUP>1</SUP>, A T Urbanus<SUP>1</SUP>, E M Swart<SUP>1</SUP>, L Mollema<SUP>1</SUP>, W L Ruijs<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, R S van Binnendijk<SUP>1</SUP>, M J te Wierik<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,3</SUP>, H E de Melker<SUP>1</SUP>, A Timen<SUP>1</SUP>, S J Hahn?<SUP>1</SUP>
<SUP></SUP>
<SUP>1</SUP>Centre for Infectious Disease Control Netherlands, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands; 2 Municipal Health Service Gelderland Zuid, Tiel, the Netherlands; 3 Municipal Health Service Midden Nederland, Zeist, the Netherlands
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Citation style for this article: Knol MJ, Urbanus AT, Swart EM, Mollema L, Ruijs WL, van Binnendijk RS, te Wierik MJ, de Melker HE, Timen A, Hahn? SJ. Large ongoing measles outbreak in a religious community in the Netherlands since May 2013 . Euro Surveill. 2013;18(36)
ii=20580. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20580 Date of submission: 26 August 2013
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Despite vaccination coverage over 95%, a measles outbreak started in May 2013 in the Netherlands. As of 28 August, there were 1,226 reported cases, including 82 hospitalisations. It is anticipated that the outbreak will continue. Most cases were orthodox Protestants (n=1,087/1,186; 91.7%) and unvaccinated (n=1,174/1,217; 96.5%). A unique outbreak control intervention was implemented: a personal invitation for measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination was sent for all children aged 6?14 months living in municipalities with MMR vaccination coverage below 90%.
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