title: Spotlight on measles 2010: ongoing measles outbreak in Northern Ireland following an imported case, September-October 2010.
abstract: We report an ongoing outbreak of measles with five laboratory-confirmed and four epidemiologically linked cases in Northern Ireland as at 26 October 2010. The index case was an unvaccinated non-Northern Ireland resident with subsequent genotyping suggesting that infection originated in the usual country of residence of this case. Confirmed cases include one patient with a history of two measles-mumps-rubella vaccine doses.
authors.affiliation: Health Protection Service, Public Health Agency, Belfast, Northern Ireland. richard.smithson@hscni.net
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Smithson
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Irvine
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hutton
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Watt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008459:Measles virus / Q000235:genetics; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009660:Northern Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine