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Measles outbreak associated with a preschool setting among partially vaccinated children in the Tel Aviv District, Israel, October 2023.
- Source :
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Vaccine [Vaccine] 2024 May 10; Vol. 42 (13), pp. 3153-3156. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 15. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- In October 2023, the Tel Aviv District was notified of ten cases of measles. The outbreak initiated in a preschool with high vaccination coverage with one dose of MMR vaccine. Serological testing was available for eight patients (six children and two adults). Among the six children vaccinated with one dose of MMR vaccine, primary vaccine failure was demonstrated. Among the adults, secondary vaccine failure was confirmed. The outbreak was successfully contained due to a combination of factors, notably its occurrence within a population characterized by high vaccination coverage in Tel Aviv, during a period of restricted public interactions due to the prevailing state of war in the country. Despite challenging wartime conditions, effective prophylactic measures were promptly executed, encompassing a 2-dose MMR vaccination schedule for close contacts and the broader community of children in the TA district, successfully curbing the outbreak and preventing widespread infections.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier India Pvt Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Humans
Israel epidemiology
Child, Preschool
Male
Female
Adult
Child
Infant
Immunization Schedule
Adolescent
Young Adult
Measles prevention & control
Measles epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks prevention & control
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine administration & dosage
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine immunology
Vaccination statistics & numerical data
Vaccination Coverage statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-2518
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 13
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Vaccine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38627149
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.04.013