title: The epidemiology of a measles outbreak on a remote offshore island near Taiwan.
abstract: In September-October 1985, a measles outbreak occurred among elementary school students on a small offshore island near Taiwan. The outbreak began with nosocomial transmission of measles in a hospital emergency room on the main island of Taiwan. Four distinct generations of transmission occurred among elementary school children an their household contacts. Elementary school children were susceptible to measles because they were born after the last major outbreak, but before measles vaccine was locally available. Low immunization rates and low vaccine efficacy contributed to the spread of measles among preschool-age household contacts.
authors.affiliation: Field Epidemiology Training Program, Department of Health, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Malison
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D008458:Measles Vaccine; D013624:Taiwan; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D008458:Measles Vaccine