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2009-08-14Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809990604
Measles outbreak linked to a minority group in Austria, 2008
dc.contributor.authorSchmid, D.
dc.contributor.authorHolzmann, Heidemarie
dc.contributor.authorSchwarz, K.
dc.contributor.authorKasper, S.
dc.contributor.authorKuo, H-W.
dc.contributor.authorAberle, Stefan W.
dc.contributor.authorRedlberger-Fritz, M.
dc.contributor.authorHautmann, Wolfgang
dc.contributor.authorSantibanez, Sabine
dc.contributor.authorMankertz, Annette
dc.contributor.authorKönig, C.
dc.contributor.authorMagnet, E.
dc.contributor.authorReichart, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorMeusburger, S.
dc.contributor.authorLuckner-Hornischer, A.
dc.contributor.authorMartin, A. De
dc.contributor.authorBechter, E.
dc.contributor.authorStirling, J.
dc.contributor.authorAllerberger, F.
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T14:04:01Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T14:04:01Z
dc.date.created2010-08-16
dc.date.issued2009-08-14none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/reony3lYuENzo/PDF/219GmpKanN3NY.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/701
dc.description.abstractWe report on a measles outbreak originating in an anthroposophic community in Austria, 2008. A total of 394 (94·9%) cases fulfilled the outbreak case definition including 168 cases affiliated to the anthroposophic community. The source case was a school pupil from Switzerland. The Austrian outbreak strain was genotype D5, indistinguishable from the Swiss outbreak strain. A school-based retrospective cohort study in the anthroposophic school demonstrated a vaccine effectiveness of 97·3% in pupils who had received a single dose of measles-containing vaccine and 100% in those who had received two doses. The vaccination coverage of the cases in the anthroposophic community was 0·6%. Of the 226 outbreak cases not belonging to the anthroposophic community, the 10–24 years age group was the most affected. Our findings underline the epidemiological significance of suboptimal vaccination coverage in anthroposophic communities and in older age groups of the general population in facilitating measles virus circulation. The findings of this outbreak investigation suggest that the WHO European Region is unlikely to achieve its 2010 target for measles and rubella elimination.eng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut
dc.subjectAdolescenteng
dc.subjectHumanseng
dc.subjectDisease Outbreakseng
dc.subjectMiddle Agedeng
dc.subjectChildeng
dc.subjectAdulteng
dc.subjectInfanteng
dc.subjectAge Distributioneng
dc.subjectRetrospective Studieseng
dc.subjectMeasles/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectYoung Adulteng
dc.subjectAustria/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectChild Preschooleng
dc.subjectMinority Groupseng
dc.subjectSchoolseng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleMeasles outbreak linked to a minority group in Austria, 2008
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-1009865
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0950268809990604
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/626
local.edoc.container-titleEpidemiology and Infection
local.edoc.fp-subtypeArtikel
local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
local.edoc.container-urlhttp://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=7101120
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameCambridge University Press
local.edoc.container-volume138
local.edoc.container-year2010

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