Public Health Actions to Control Measles Among Afghan Evacuees During Operation Allies Welcome — United States, September–November 2021

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Masters, Nina B. ; Mathis, Adria D. ; Leung, Jessica ; Raines, Kelley ; Clemmons, Nakia S. ; Miele, Kathryn ; Balajee, S. Arunmozhi ; Lanzieri, Tatiana M. ; Marin, Mona ; Christensen, Deborah L. ; Clarke, Kevin R. ; Cruz, Miguel A. ; Gallagher, Kathleen ; Gearhart, Shannon ; Gertz, Alida M. ; Grady-Erickson, Onalee ; Habrun, Caroline A. ; Kim, Gimin ; Kinzer, Michael H. ; Miko, Shanna ; Oberste, M. Steven ; Petras, Julia K. ; Pieracci, Emily G. ; Pray, Ian W. ; Rosenblum, Hannah G. ; Ross, James M. ; Rothney, Erin E. ; Segaloff, Hannah E. ; Shepersky, Leah V. ; Skrobarcek, Kimberly A. ; Stadelman, Anna M. ; Sumner, Kelsey M. ; Waltenburg, Michelle A. ; Weinberg, Michelle ; Worrell, Mary C. ; Bessette, Noelle E. ; Peake, Lilian R. ; Vogt, Marshall P. ; Robinson, Meredith ; Westergaard, Ryan P. ; Griesser, Richard H. ; Icenogle, Joseph P. ; Crooke, Stephen N. ; Bankamp, Bettina ; Stanley, Scott E. ; Friedrichs, Paul A. ; Fletcher, Larry D. ; Zapata, Iván A. ; Wolfe, Herbert O. ; Gandhi, Pritesh H. ; Charles, Julia Y. ; Brown, Clive M. ; Cetron, Martin S. ; Pesik, Nicki T. ; Knight, Nancy W. ; Alvarado-Ramy, Francisco ; Bell, Michael ; Talley, Leisel E. ; Rotz, Lisa D. ; Rota, Paul A. ; Sugerman, David E. ; Gastañaduy, Paul A.
• Corporate Authors:
  Operation Allies Welcome Response Group
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Low measles immunization coverage and an ongoing measles outbreak in Afghanistan led to U.S. measles importations among Afghan evacuees who were resettled as part of Operation Allies Welcome. What is added by this report? Forty-seven measles cases were reported among 72,299 Afghan evacuees (attack rate = 0.065%) in U.S. military bases and a contracted hotel. A coordinated response and a high-coverage mass vaccination campaign led to rapid containment. What are the implications for public health practice? Mass vaccination of an undervaccinated evacuee population can limit measles importations, control measles spread, and prevent transmission into U.S. communities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Disease Outbreaks Measles Occupational Health Public Health Refugees Safety Vaccination
• Keywords:
  Public health; Infectious diseases; Immunizations; Vaccines; Disease control; Disease incidence; Infection control
• Source:
  MMWR 2022 Apr; 71(17):592-596
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7117a2
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  35482557
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9098237
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Georgia ; Indiana ; New Jersey ; New Mexico ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Pennsylvania ; Texas ; Virginia ; West Virginia ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSI - Division of Science Integration
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  17
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065235
• Contact Point Address:
  Nina B. Masters, Operation Allies Welcome Response Team, Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC, Atlanta, GA
• Email:
  nmasters@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2e66f03f3869b01f1987ed42546df50f255fe0d2da8767fcfe0b31305fd2e3748ce1cc1f797b96ab3c0061e6ae40eecdb5af5cf840c2317733006e9f2a8f2e27
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/117997/cdc_117997_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 122.34 KB ]