title: Spotlight on measles 2010: update on the ongoing measles outbreak in France, 2008-2010.
abstract: Since early 2008, France has been experiencing a measles outbreak with almost 5,000 notified cases as of 30 June 2010, including three measles-related deaths. The proportion of cases 20 years or older reached 38% during the first half of 2010. This situation is the consequence of insufficient vaccine coverage (90% at age 24 months in 2007) that led to the accumulation of susceptibles over the last years. It underlines the need for additional measures targeting susceptible children and young adults.
authors.affiliation: French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, Saint-Maurice, 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: Antona
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Freymuth
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muscat
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Halftermeyer-Zhou
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maine
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Floret
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lévy-Bruhl
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D008459:Measles virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine; D012574:Schools; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D035862:Vulnerable Populations; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine