Measles outbreaks - potential threat for health care professionals.

Authors :: Westgeest AC
de Mooij D
Eger CY
Delfos NM
van der Feltz M
Visser LG
Groeneveld GH
Source :: Infection prevention in practice [Infect Prev Pract] 2020 Jul 09; Vol. 2 (3), pp. 100074. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 09 (Print Publication: 2020).
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: The ongoing spread of measles is a major concern for public health. Optimal vaccination coverage amongst health care professionals (HCP) is essential for individual protection. This is illustrated by our two cases of measles infection in HCP during the 2018 outbreak in Europe. We developed a questionnaire to assess protection against measles amongst HCP working in acute care of a tertiary hospital in The Netherlands. In total, 29% of these professionals were not protected against measles. During current worldwide measles outbreaks, it is paramount for employee health protection, patient protection and disease control to register and optimize employees' immunity.<br /> (© 2020 The Authors.)