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2011-07-01Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir068
Closer to the Goal: Efforts in Measles Elimination in Germany 2010
dc.contributor.authorSiedler, Anette
dc.contributor.authorMankertz, Annette
dc.contributor.authorFeil, Fabian
dc.contributor.authorAhlemeyer, Gabriele
dc.contributor.authorHornig, Angelika
dc.contributor.authorKirchner, Markus
dc.contributor.authorBeyrer, Konrad
dc.contributor.authorDreesman, Johannes
dc.contributor.authorScharkus, Sibylle
dc.contributor.authorMarcic, Anne
dc.contributor.authorReiter, Sabine
dc.contributor.authorMatysiak-Klose, Dorothea
dc.contributor.authorSantibanez, Sabine
dc.contributor.authorKrause, Gérard
dc.contributor.authorWichmann, Ole
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T15:51:11Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T15:51:11Z
dc.date.created2012-09-10
dc.date.issued2011-07-01none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/re4mUx6EM4as/PDF/27s47qx6xULjA.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/1283
dc.description.abstractIncreasing 2-dose vaccination coverage has led to an interruption of endemic measles virus circulation in Germany. However, outbreaks after virus importation still occur and contribute to international transmission chains. Between 2003 and 2009, annual measles incidence ranged between 0.2 and 2.8 per 100,000 population. Immunization gaps have been identified especially in secondary-school students and young adults, which is also reflected by a shift in age distribution of reported measles cases toward older age groups. Stronger political commitment and standardized guidelines for outbreak containment were put in place in Germany in the past years, but the last step toward measles elimination cannot be made until the number of susceptible individuals has been further reduced. In addition to routine childhood vaccination, supplementary immunization activities are needed targeting school students and young adults to close critical immunization gaps. Intensification of public awareness and sound information on vaccinations are necessary to convince skeptics and remind the forgetful.eng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie
dc.subjectAdolescenteng
dc.subjectHumanseng
dc.subjectGermany/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectIncidenceeng
dc.subjectPopulation Surveillanceeng
dc.subjectChildeng
dc.subjectInfanteng
dc.subjectAge Distributioneng
dc.subjectTime Factorseng
dc.subjectMeasles/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectMolecular Epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectChild Preschooleng
dc.subjectMeasles/prevention & controleng
dc.subjectImmunization Programseng
dc.subjectMeasles Vaccine/administration & dosageeng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleCloser to the Goal: Efforts in Measles Elimination in Germany 2010
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-10026937
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/infdis/jir068
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/1208
local.edoc.container-titleJournal of Infectious Diseases
local.edoc.container-textAnette Siedler, Annette Mankertz, Fabian Feil, Gabriele Ahlemeyer, Angelika Hornig, Markus Kirchner, Konrad Beyrer, Johannes Dreesman, Sibylle Scharkus, Anne Marcic, Sabine Reiter, Dorothea Matysiak-Klose, Sabine Santibanez, Gérard Krause and Ole Wichmann Closer to the Goal: Efforts in Measles Elimination in Germany 2010 (2011) Journal of Infectious Diseases, 204 (supplement1), pp. 373-380.
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local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
local.edoc.container-urlhttp://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/204/suppl_1/S373.full
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameOxford University Press
local.edoc.container-volume204
local.edoc.container-issueSupplement 1
local.edoc.container-year2011

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