Measles outbreak in Gibraltar, August-October 2008--a preliminary report.
To date, 276 clinical diagnosed cases of measles have been notified in Gibraltar. The outbreak, which has been ongoing since August 2008 and affected almost 1% of the local population, unmasked errors in vaccination uptake assumptions and highlighted the need for improved data recording and research on disease transmission rates in small crowded populations.
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St. Bernard's Hospital, Gibraltar, UK. vijay.kumar@gha.gi
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005876:Gibraltar / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult