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Elidio GA, França GVAD, Pacheco FC, Ferreira MM, Pinheiro JDS, Campos EN, Cláudio de Albuquerque B, Pinto RC, Santos da Silva ADC, Leal E Leite P, do Carmo GMI, Luiz de Abreu A, Carrero CPV, Rocha de Abreu M, Rosa FM, de Oliveira CM, Guilhem DB. Measles outbreak: preliminary report on a case series of the first 8,070 suspected cases, Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, February to November 2018. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 24. [PMID: 30646975 PMCID: PMC6337055 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2019.24.2.1800663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
We report an ongoing measles outbreak in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil. As at 3 November 2018, 1,631 cases were confirmed corresponding to an incidence of 75.3 per 100,000 inhabitants; all five sanitary districts presented confirmed cases. Reintroduction of measles virus in Manaus is likely related to the current outbreak in Venezuela and due to recent decline in measles vaccine coverage. Given the current scenario, prevention and control measures should target individuals aged 15–29 years.
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- Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Post-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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