Spotlight on measles 2010: An ongoing measles outbreak in the district of Neamt, Romania, August - September 2010.
We report an outbreak of measles that has been ongoing in the district of Neamt, Romania, since 22 August 2010. As of 21 September, 17 of 21 suspected cases have been laboratory-confirmed and there was one measles-related fatality.
National Institute of Public Health, National Centre for Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Control, Bucharest, Romania. aurora.stanescu@insp.gov.ro
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Stanescu
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Muscat
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Romaniuc
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Pipirigeanu
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Lupulescu
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Necula
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Lazar
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Molnar
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008458:Measles Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D008458:Measles Vaccine