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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 . May2024, Vol. 42 Issue 13, p3153-3156. 4p. - 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *VACCINATION
*MEASLES
*VACCINATION of children
*MMR vaccines
*VACCINATION coverage
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0264410X
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 13
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Vaccine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176901297
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.04.013