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Measles outbreak in a refugee settlement in Calais, France: January to February 2016.

G Jones1, S Haeghebaert, B Merlin, D Antona, N Simon, M Elmouden, F Battist, M Janssens, K Wyndels, P Chaud.   

Abstract

We report a measles outbreak in a refugee settlement in Calais, France, between 5 January and 11 February 2016. In total, 13 confirmed measles cases were identified among migrants, healthcare workers in hospital and volunteers working on site. A large scale vaccination campaign was carried out in the settlement within two weeks of outbreak notification. In total, 60% of the estimated target population of 3,500 refugees was vaccinated during the week-long campaign.

Keywords:  France; air-borne infections; epidemiology; measles; outbreaks; viral infections

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Year:  2016        PMID: 27020578     DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.11.30167

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Euro Surveill        ISSN: 1025-496X


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