title: Confirmed interruption of indigenous measles transmission in Catalonia.
abstract: From November 1998 to December 2000, 84 suspected measles cases were reported in Catalonia (6 090 040 inhabitants). Of the 73 laboratory tested cases (87%), 20 showed IgM antibodies specific to measles and 3 were epidemiologically linked to a confirmed case. Among these 23 confirmed cases, 13 were indigenous, the last two cases reported dating back from June 1999 and July 2000. These results confirm the success of the measles elimination programme implemented in 1998 in Catalonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Social Security, Generalitat Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salleras
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Torner
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D008459:Measles virus / Q000276:immunology; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine