Measles Cases during Ebola Outbreak, West Africa, 2013–2106

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Colavita, Francesca ; Biava, Mirella ; Castilletti, Concetta ; Quartu, Serena ; Vairo, Francesco ; Caglioti, Claudia ; Agrati, Chiara ; Lalle, Eleonora ; Bordi, Licia ; Lanini, Simone ; Guanti, Michela Delli ; Miccio, Rossella ; Ippolito, Giuseppe ; Capobianchi, Maria R. ; Di Caro, Antonino
• Corporate Authors:
  Lazzaro Spallanzani Institute for Research and Health Care Ebola Virus Disease Sierra Leone Study Group
• Description:
  The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa caused breakdowns in public health systems, which might have caused outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. We tested 80 patients admitted to an Ebola treatment center in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for measles. These patients were negative for Ebola virus. Measles virus IgM was detected in 13 (16%) of the patients.
• Subjects:
  Adult Antibodies, Viral Child Disease Outbreaks Ebolavirus Female Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola Humans Immunoglobulin M Incidence Male Measles Measles Vaccine Measles Virus Public Health Rna, Viral Vaccination

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(6):1035-1037.
• Pubmed ID:
  28518027
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5443435
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Africa, Western ; Sierra Leone
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6fb083b3d0b5ce8787576cc06f0ad4b265f63d07af437412ee5df4a422ebd716
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/45976/cdc_45976_DS1.pdf
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