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Alternative Title:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Personal Author:
Zipprich, Jennifer ; Hacker, Jill K. ; Murray, Erin L. ; Xia, Dongxiang ; Harriman, Kathy ; ... More +
Zipprich, Jennifer ; Hacker, Jill K. ; Murray, Erin L. ; Xia, Dongxiang ; Harriman, Kathy ; Glaser, Carol Less -
Description:
Measles is a highly contagious, acute viral illness that can lead to severe complications and death. Even patients who experience uncomplicated acute measles have a small risk for developing a devastating neurologic illness, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, years after their infection. Measles was documented as eliminated (defined as interruption of continuous transmission lasting ≥12 months) in the United States in 2000; however, importation of measles cases and limited local transmission continue to occur. During January 1-April 18, 2014, the California Department of Public Health received reports of 58 confirmed measles cases, the highest number reported for that period since 1995. Patients ranged in age from 5 months to 60 years. Three (5%) patients were aged <12 months, six (10%) were aged 1-4 years, 17 (29%) were aged 5-19 years, and 32 (55%) were aged ≥20 years. As of April 18, there had been 12 hospitalizations, and no deaths had been reported. During 2000-2013, the median annual number of measles cases reported in California was nine (range = four to 40).
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Disease Outbreaks
Humans
Infant
Measles
Measles Vaccine
Middle Aged
Notes From The Field
Travel
Vaccination
Young Adult

Source:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014; 63(16):362-363.
Pubmed ID:
24759659
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4584779
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
California ; United States
California ; United States Less -
Collection(s):
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:097419d6dab17d3c7f127466305e0c5e59dd5a7ae8f0d73ec768fd277a49b42b
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