Measles Outbreak in a Highly Vaccinated Population - Israel, July-August 2017.

Measles Outbreak in a Highly Vaccinated Population - Israel, July-August 2017.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018 Oct 26;67(42):1186-1188
Authors: Avramovich E, Indenbaum V, Haber M, Amitai Z, Tsifanski E, Farjun S, Sarig A, Bracha A, Castillo K, Markovich MP, Galor I
Abstract
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.
PMID: 30359348 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - October 26, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Avramovich E, Indenbaum V, Haber M, Amitai Z, Tsifanski E, Farjun S, Sarig A, Bracha A, Castillo K, Markovich MP, Galor I Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: research