Measles outbreak among young adults in Victoria

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  • Ross Andrews Communicable Diseases Section, Public Health Division, Department of Human Services, 17/120 Spencer Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2001.25.3

Keywords:

measles, vaccine, surveillance, overseas travel

Abstract

An outbreak of laboratory confirmed measles involving 30 young adults and an infant is reported. Of the young adult cases, 17 (57%) were hospitalised. After a trip to India, the primary case returned to Sydney early in January 2001 and then visited Melbourne infecting several individuals. Secondary spread appears to have occurred at a nightclub. On the basis of RNA typing the measles strain involved is of genotype 'D'. Commun Dis Intell 25;2001:12.

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References

Lambert SB, Morgan ML, Riddell MA, Andrews RM, Kelly HA, Leydon JA et al. Measles outbreak in young adults in Victoria, 1999. Med J Aust 2000;173:467-471.

Measles Elimination Advisory Committee. Guidelines for the control of measles outbreaks in Australia. Commun Dis Intell. Technical Report Series No 5; 2000.

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Published

30/03/01

How to Cite

Andrews, Ross. 2001. “Measles Outbreak Among Young Adults in Victoria”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 25 (March):12. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2001.25.3.

Issue

Vol. 25 (2001)

Section

Short report

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