title: Different measles outbreaks in Belgium, January to June 2016 - a challenge for public health.
abstract: During the first half of 2016, several outbreaks of measles were reported in the three regions of Belgium. Main challenges for public health were severe complications occurring in adults, nosocomial transmission and infection in healthcare workers. Here, we describe those outbreaks and lessons learnt for public health.
authors.affiliation: Service of Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, Department of Public Health and Surveillance, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Tine
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grammens
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maes
authors.forename: Veronik
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hutse
authors.forename: Valeska
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Laisnez
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schirvel
authors.forename: Jean Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Trémérie
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sabbe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016358:Contact Tracing; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D007223:Infant; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D008458:Measles Vaccine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D011634:Public Health; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014611:Vaccination; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D008458:Measles Vaccine
keywords: Measles; elimination; epidemiology; outbreak; vaccine-preventable diseases