A cluster of measles linked to an imported case, Finland, 2017

One imported and five secondary cases of measles were detected in Finland between June and August 2017. The measles sequences available for five laboratory-confirmed cases were identical and belonged to serotype D8. The large number of potentially exposed Finnish and foreign individuals called for c...

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Published in:Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2017-08, Vol.22 (33), p.2
Main Authors: Seppälä, Elina, Zöldi, Viktor, Vuorinen, Sakari, Murtopuro, Satu, Elonsalo, Ulpu, van Beek, Janko, Haveri, Anu, Kontio, Mia, Savolainen-Kopra, Carita, Puumalainen, Taneli, Sane, Jussi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Contact Tracing
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Disease prevention
Finland - epidemiology
Humans
Immunization
Measles
Measles - diagnosis
Measles - epidemiology
Measles - transmission
Measles virus - classification
Measles virus - isolation & purification
Public Health
Rapid Communication
Serogroup
Serotyping
Travel
Vaccination
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Summary:One imported and five secondary cases of measles were detected in Finland between June and August 2017. The measles sequences available for five laboratory-confirmed cases were identical and belonged to serotype D8. The large number of potentially exposed Finnish and foreign individuals called for close cooperation of national and international public health authorities and other stakeholders. Raising awareness among healthcare providers and ensuring universally high vaccination coverage is crucial to prevent future clusters and outbreaks.
ISSN:1560-7917
1025-496X
1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.33.30595