title: Measles resurgence in France in 2008, a preliminary report.
abstract: Since the beginning of 2008, France is experiencing a resurgence of measles. It started in a religious traditionalist group with low coverage and secondarily spread to the general population. This situation is the consequence of the insufficient vaccine coverage (less than 90 % at 24 months of age) which had led to the accumulation of susceptibles over the last years. More than 550 cases have been notified in 2008, the vast majority being unvaccinated. One measles-related death has occurred early 2009. Efforts to enhance communication to the general public and the health professionals on measles vaccination and control measures around cases are ongoing.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Veille Sanitaire (InVS), French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, France. i.parent@invs.sante.fr
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Parent du Châtelet
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Floret
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Antona
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lévy-Bruhl
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D032541:Mass Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008458:Measles Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D008458:Measles Vaccine