title: Measles outbreak in a refugee settlement in Calais, France: January to February 2016.
abstract: We report a measles outbreak in a refugee settlement in Calais, France, between 5 January and 11 February 2016. In total, 13 confirmed measles cases were identified among migrants, healthcare workers in hospital and volunteers working on site. A large scale vaccination campaign was carried out in the settlement within two weeks of outbreak notification. In total, 60% of the estimated target population of 3,500 refugees was vaccinated during the week-long campaign.
authors.affiliation: French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie regional office, Lille, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haeghebaert
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Merlin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Antona
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elmouden
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Battist
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Janssens
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wyndels
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaud
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D018563:Disease Notification; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008458:Measles Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D012036:Refugees; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D014611:Vaccination; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008458:Measles Vaccine
keywords: France; air-borne infections; epidemiology; measles; outbreaks; viral infections