Outbreak of Measles in a Residential Home for the Intellectually Disabled in Singapore in 2019

A measles outbreak involving 19 adults in a home for the intellectually disabled occurred in Singapore in 2019. Further investigation, including a serological survey, was conducted. Mass vaccination and infection control measures were implemented, terminating further secondary transmission. Seroposi...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2020-10, Vol.110 (10), p.1532-1534
Main Authors: Koh, Valerie T. J., Chiew, Calvin J., Xiang Ong, Sean Wei, Nandar, Khine, Lee, Anne, Foo, Kelly, Cui, Lin, Ng, Yi Kai, Pung, Rachael, Lee, Tau Hong, Said, Zubaidah, Lin, Raymond, Lye, David Chien, Leo, Yee-Sin, Lee, Vernon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
AJPH Practice
Birth order
Childhood
Children
Community Health
Confidence intervals
Disability
Disease control
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Genotype & phenotype
Health Care Facilities/Services
Herd immunity
Immunization
Immunization/Vaccines
Infections
Intellectual disabilities
Intellectually disabled people
Internet
Laboratories
Measles
Outbreaks
Patients
People with disabilities
Physicians
Polls & surveys
Population
Public health
Public Health Practice
Residents
Rubella
Serology
Social interaction
Vaccination
Vaccines
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Summary:A measles outbreak involving 19 adults in a home for the intellectually disabled occurred in Singapore in 2019. Further investigation, including a serological survey, was conducted. Mass vaccination and infection control measures were implemented, terminating further secondary transmission. Seropositivity among residents aged 40 to 49 years (90.7%; 95% confidence interval = 78.4%, 96.3%) was lower than among the Singapore adult population (P 
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2020.305820