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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2016

Catching measles in an appropriately vaccinated group: a well-circumscribed outbreak in the South East of Ireland, September-November 2013.

B O'Connor, S Cotter, J Heslin, B Lynam, E McGOVERN, H Murray, G Parker, S Doyle

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Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. A national measles outbreak in Ireland linked to a single imported case, April to September, 2016.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

B O'ConnorDepartment of Public Health,Health Service Executive South East,Lacken,Kilkenny,Ireland.
S CotterHealth Protection Surveillance Centre,Dublin,Ireland.
J HeslinDepartment of Public Health,Health Service Executive South East,Lacken,Kilkenny,Ireland.
B LynamCommunity Medicine,Waterford,Ireland.
E McGOVERNDepartment of Public Health,Health Service Executive South East,Lacken,Kilkenny,Ireland.
H MurrayNational Immunisation Office,Dublin,Ireland.
G ParkerDepartment of Public Health,Health Service Executive South East,Lacken,Kilkenny,Ireland.
S DoyleDepartment of Public Health,Health Service Executive South East,Lacken,Kilkenny,Ireland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A measles outbreak occurred in a school in a small town in the South East of Ireland in September-November 2013. Most (and all early) cases had one dose of the measles-mumps- rubella (MMR) vaccination. All suspected cases were followed up, in order to advise on sampling and provide public health advice to them and their contacts. MMR vaccination control measures were instituted in the town. These included early second MMR in primary schools and childcare facilities, bringing forward the planned school MMR catch-up programme, early first MMR dose for children aged 6-12 months and targeted advice to unvaccinated children. There were 20 cases (17 confirmed) of measles associated with the outbreak. Fifteen cases occurred in the index school, with four in pre-school-age children (<4 years) who had clear epidemiological links with children at the school. This was a well-circumscribed outbreak occurring, unusually, in a well-vaccinated population. The outbreak came late to the attention of Department of Public Health staff but prompt action, once notified, and institution of control measures resulted in quick termination of the outbreak and prevention of cases in a neighbouring city.

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Disease OutbreaksChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantIrelandMaleMeaslesMeasles-Mumps-Rubella VaccineMeasles virusMeasles-Mumps-Rubella VaccineMeasles (rubeola)outbreaksvaccination (immunization)vaccine-preventable diseases

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PMID27431259
PMCPMC9150276

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