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15106093

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
The largest measles outbreak in the United States during 1999 was traced to a 34-year-old minister with an undocumented history of vaccination, infected while traveling outside the United States. Local health departments in the Central Virginia Health District performed an epidemiological and laboratory investigation that identified 14 additional confirmed cases of measles, including 2 in health care providers and 5 in congregation members. Eight cases (53%) occurred among adults aged 30-35 years and 7 (47%) among children aged 13 months to 8 years. Although no religious exemptions were cited, only 2 case patients had documented proof of vaccination. This outbreak demonstrates the potential for limited indigenous spread of measles that occurs when imported cases expose susceptible groups. Almost half of the imported measles cases in the United States occur in US residents returning from foreign travel. Vaccination is highly recommended for all overseas travelers who are without documented proof of adequate immunization or measles immunity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
189 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S78-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
The largest outbreak of measles in the United States during 1999: imported measles and pockets of susceptibility.
pubmed:affiliation
Epidemic Intelligence Service (State Branch, Division of Applied Public Health Training), Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. janerooney@wvdhhr.org.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article