Measles Outbreak Associated with Adopted Children from China — Missouri, Minnesota, and Washington, July 2013

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Nyangoma, Edith N. ; Olson, Christine K. ; Benoit, Stephen R. ; Bos, John ; DeBolt, Chas ; Kay, Meagan ; Rietberg, Krista ; Tasslimi, Azadeh ; Baker, Douglas ; Feng, Xinwen ; Lippold, Susan ; Blumensaadt, Sena ; Schembri, Christopher ; Vang, Arnold ; Burke, Heather ; Wallace, Gregory ; Zhou, Weigong
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)Epidemic Intelligence Service. ; National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.)Division of Global Migration and Quarantine. ; National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.)7Division of Viral Respiratory Diseases.
• Description:
  On July 5, 2013, CDC was notified of two cases of laboratory-confirmed measles in recently adopted children from an orphanage in Henan Province, China. To find potentially exposed persons, CDC collaborated with state and local health departments, the children's adoption agency, and airlines that carried the adoptees. Two additional measles cases were identified, one in a family member of an adoptee and one in a third adopted child from China. To prevent further importation of measles, CDC worked with health officials in China, including "panel physicians" contracted by the U.S. Department of State to conduct the overseas medical examinations required for all immigrants and refugees bound for the United States The following measures were recommended: 1) all adoptees examined at panel physician facilities should be screened for fever and rash illness, 2) measles immunity should be ensured among all adoptees from Henan Province who are scheduled for imminent departure to the United States, and 3) all children at the orphanage in Henan Province should be evaluated for measles. This report summarizes the results of the outbreak investigation and underscores the importance of timely routine vaccination for all international adoptees.
• Subjects:
  Adoption Adult Articles Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Female Humans Male Measles
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2014; 63(14):301-304.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  24717816
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5779378
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  China ; Minnesota ; Missouri ; Washington
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  14
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:31b4b53ec6cf61753f965b9d4a8fa6fab4af5b3652cb241e1ae8cb2d7912a3dbb919baa07c04e25aa4ba48720a67562f7ef27d088373dd5a33a85574e343bcc1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/53297/cdc_53297_DS1.pdf
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