Effective control measures limited measles outbreak after extensive nosocomial exposures in January-February 2008 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

• In January-February 2008, one imported case of measles initiated a series of exposures with around 380 nosocomial secondary contacts. Susceptible individuals were traced early and control measures were initiated that managed to limit the consequences considerably. Only four secondary cases were identified by the end of March. This minor outbreak illustrates the importance and efficiency of early control measures as well as the fact that the risk of measles outbreaks still exists in a country that has high measles, mumps, rubella vaccination coverage among children.

Ämnesord

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Mikrobiologi inom det medicinska området (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Basic Medicine -- Microbiology in the medical area (hsv//eng)

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Adult

Ambulatory Care Facilities

Child

Cross Infection

prevention & control

virology

Disease Outbreaks

prevention & control

Female

Humans

Infant

Male

Measles

drug therapy

epidemiology

prevention & control

transmission

Measles virus

genetics

isolation & purification

Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine

therapeutic use

Sweden

epidemiology

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