Publication: Study of a measles outbreak in Granada with preventive measures applied by the courts, Spain, 2010 to 2011.
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2013-10-24
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Navarro, E.
Mochón, M.M.
Galicia, M.D.
Marín, I.
Laguna, J.
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
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Abstract
Measles had practically been eliminated in Granada since the systematic vaccination of children with two doses introduced in 1984. However, in 2009 the disease returned in the form of small outbreaks. This study describes the measles outbreak that occurred in Granada from October 2010 to August 2011 and the measures imposed to control it. Information was sourced from the records of the Andalusian epidemiological surveillance system. A total of 308 cases were recorded, representing an incidence rate of 33.6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The first wave of the epidemic took place in Granada city, with the majority of cases occurring among families who lived in the Albaycín neighbourhood and were opposed to vaccination for ideological and/or religious reasons. The initial cases were in unvaccinated children aged 1 to 13 years. The outbreak later spread throughout the province. To control the outbreak, the vaccination schedule for the exposed children was brought up to date. The Regional Ministry of Health decided to take legal action in order to ensure vaccination of those in the initial nucleus of the outbreak.
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Medical Subject Headings::Disciplines and Occupations::Social Sciences::Demography::Age Distribution
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Child
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Child::Child, Preschool
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Public Health Practice::Communicable Disease Control::Disease Notification
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Disease Outbreaks
Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services::Health Services::Preventive Health Services::Immunization Programs
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Vital Statistics::Morbidity::Incidence
Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Male
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Mononegavirales Infections::Paramyxoviridae Infections::Morbillivirus Infections::Measles
Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Complex Mixtures::Biological Agents::Vaccines::Viral Vaccines::Measles Vaccine
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Health Surveys::Population Surveillance
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Population Characteristics::Demography::Sex Distribution
Medical Subject Headings::Geographicals::Geographic Locations::Europe::Spain
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Therapeutics::Biological Therapy::Immunomodulation::Immunotherapy::Immunization::Immunotherapy, Active::Vaccination
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adolescent
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Infant
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Child
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Child::Child, Preschool
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Public Health Practice::Communicable Disease Control::Disease Notification
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Disease Outbreaks
Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services::Health Services::Preventive Health Services::Immunization Programs
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Vital Statistics::Morbidity::Incidence
Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Male
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Mononegavirales Infections::Paramyxoviridae Infections::Morbillivirus Infections::Measles
Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Complex Mixtures::Biological Agents::Vaccines::Viral Vaccines::Measles Vaccine
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Health Surveys::Population Surveillance
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Population Characteristics::Demography::Sex Distribution
Medical Subject Headings::Geographicals::Geographic Locations::Europe::Spain
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Therapeutics::Biological Therapy::Immunomodulation::Immunotherapy::Immunization::Immunotherapy, Active::Vaccination
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adolescent
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Infant
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Sarampión, Brotes de Enfermedades, Andalucía, España, Notificación de Enfermedad, Vigilancia de la Población, Vacunación, Epidemias, Coerción
Citation
Navarro E, Mochón MM, Galicia MD, Marín I, Laguna J. Study of a measles outbreak in Granada with preventive measures applied by the courts, Spain, 2010 to 2011. Euro Surveill. 2013;18(43):pii=20612