Two consecutive measles outbreaks with genotypes D8 and D4 in two mainly unvaccinated communities in Germany

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 201, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 349-355

  Roggendorf, Hedwig ^a,b   Santibanez, Sabine ^c   Mankertz, Annette ^c   Van Treeck, Ulrich ^d   Roggendorf, Michael ^b  

^a Department of Child and Youth Health   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d Institute of Public Health North Rhine Westphalia   (Germany)

Author keywords

Free progressive school; Genotype D4; Low socio economic migration background; Measles outbreaks; Public health intervention

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEASLES VIRUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TYPING;

ADOLESCENT; BULGARIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MEASLES VIRUS; PHYLOGENY; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84864352610     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: 14321831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00430-012-0240-7     Document Type: Article

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