Eurosurveillance
Volume 17, Issue 37, 2012

Ongoing African measles virus genotype outbreak in Tel Aviv district since April, Israel, 2012 (Article)

Kopel E.* , Amitai Z. , Savion M. , Aboudy Y. , Mendelson E. , Sheffer R.
  • a Tel Aviv District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • b Tel Aviv District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • c Tel Aviv District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • d National Centre for Measles, Mumps, and Rubella, Central Virology Laboratory, Ministry of Health, The Chaim Sheba Medical Centre, Tel Hashomer, Israel
  • e Central Virology Laboratory, Ministry of Health, The Chaim Sheba Medical Centre, Tel Hashomer, Israel, School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • f Tel Aviv District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Tel Aviv, Israel

Abstract

A measles outbreak is affecting the Tel Aviv district, Israel, since April 2012. As of 10 September, 99 cases were confirmed, including 63 (64%) migrants of Eritrean and Sudanese origin. All genotyped cases had the African B3 genotype*. The mean age of migrant and non-migrant cases was 6.0±9.6 and 30.2±24.2 years, respectively (p<0.001). The majority of both migrant and non-migrant cases was unvaccinated. This is the second African measles B3 genotype outbreak within the World Health Organization European region in 2012.

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genotype Eritrea Israel human Sudan Aged Young Adult school child Humans Adolescent male Emigrants and Immigrants preschool child female Infant measles vaccination Africa genotyping technique contact examination symptom polymerase chain reaction Measles virus Disease Outbreaks Contact Tracing Article disease control epidemic infection control measles vaccine major clinical study adult migration measles mumps rubella vaccine age distribution virus transmission measles Child
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ISSN: 1025496X
Cited by: 9
Original Language: English