Measles Outbreak in a Highly Vaccinated Population — Israel, July–August 2017

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Avramovich, Eva ; Indenbaum, Viki ; Haber, Meital ; Amitai, Ziva ; Tsifanski, Evgeny ; Farjun, Sahar ; Sarig, Alona ; Bracha, Adi ; Castillo, Karina ; Markovich, Michal Perry ; Galor, Inbal
• Description:
  On August 6, 2017, the Israeli Defense Force Public Heath Branch (IDFPHB) was notified of two suspected measles cases. IDFPHB conducted an epidemiologic investigation, which identified nine measles cases in a population with high measles vaccination coverage. All measles patients had signs and symptoms consistent with modified measles (i.e., less severe disease with milder rash, fever, or both, with or without other mild typical measles symptoms). A total of 1,392 contacts were identified, and 162 received postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) with measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine; the remaining contacts were followed for 21 days (one incubation period). No tertiary cases were identified.
• Subjects:
  Adult Disease Outbreaks Full Report Humans Male Measles Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine Measles Virus Military Personnel Vaccination Coverage Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2018; 67(42):1186-1188
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6742a4
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  30359348
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6290812
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Israel
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  42
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/61548/cdc_61548_DS1.pdf
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