Report of simultaneous measles outbreaks in two different health regions in Portugal, February to May 2017: lessons learnt and upcoming challenges

In Portugal, measles vaccination coverage and population immunity are high, and no endemic measles cases had been reported since 2004. The World Health Organization classified measles as eliminated in the country in 2015 and 2016, based on data from the previous 3 years. However, in a context of inc...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Euro Surveill
Main Authors: Augusto, Gonçalo Figueiredo, Silva, Andreia, Pereira, Natália, Fernandes, Teresa, Leça, Ana, Valente, Paula, Calé, Etelvina, Aguiar, Bárbara Andreia, Martins, António, Palminha, Paula, Vinagre, Elsa, Cordeiro, Rita, Lopo, Sílvia, Nogueira, Paulo Jorge
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2019
Subjects:
Outbreaks
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6344837/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30670145
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.3.1800026
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items