Modified measles with an atypical presentation

Authors

  • Alexandra M Uren Metro South Public Health Unit, Division of Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Health, QLD Australia
  • Bhakti R Vasant Metro South Public Health Unit, Division of Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Health, QLD Australia
  • Deborah Judd Metro South Public Health Unit, Division of Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Health, QLD Australia
  • David FM Looke Infection Management Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD Australia; University of Queensland, Department of Medicine, QLD Australia
  • Andrew J Henderson Infection Management Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD Australia; University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research, QLD Australia
  • Kari AJ Jarvinen Metro South Public Health Unit, Division of Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Health, QLD Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2019.43.26

Keywords:

modified measles, atypical measles, measles, infectivity, contact tracing, MMR, communicable disease

Abstract

We report symptomatic confirmed modified measles infection in a person with one documented MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccination and travel to Indonesia. No secondary cases were identified, consistent with other case reports of modified measles infection. The infectivity of modified measles for contact tracing requirements requires further elucidation.

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17/06/19

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Uren, Alexandra M, Bhakti R Vasant, Deborah Judd, David FM Looke, Andrew J Henderson, and Kari AJ Jarvinen. 2019. “Modified Measles With an Atypical Presentation”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 43 (June). https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2019.43.26.

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Vol. 43 (2019)

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