Spotlight on measles 2010: An ongoing outbreak of measles in an unvaccinated population in Granada, Spain, October to November 2010

B López Hernández; J Laguna Sorinas; I Marín Rodríguez; V Gallardo García; E Pérez Morilla; J M Mayoral Cortés

doi:10.2807/ese.15.50.19746-en

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Spotlight on measles 2010: An ongoing outbreak of measles in an unvaccinated population in Granada, Spain, October to November 2010
B López Hernández¹ , J Laguna Sorinas² , I Marín Rodríguez² , V Gallardo García³ , E Pérez Morilla³ , J M Mayoral Cortés³
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Affiliations: ¹ Andalusian Health Service, Granada, Spain ² Provincial Health Office, Regional Ministry of Health, Granada, Spain ³ Regional Ministry of Health of the Government of Andalusia, Seville, Spain

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Citation style for this article: López Hernández B, Laguna Sorinas J, Marín Rodríguez I, Gallardo García V, Pérez Morilla E, Mayoral Cortés J M. Spotlight on measles 2010: An ongoing outbreak of measles in an unvaccinated population in Granada, Spain, October to November 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(50):pii=19746. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.15.50.19746-en Received: 01 Dec 2010

Abstract

On 13 October 2010, the Andalusian Epidemiological Surveillance Network was notified of one case of measles. By 15 November 2010, 25 confirmed cases of measles had been reported from Granada, southern Spain, of whom 22 were unvaccinated children under the age of 15 years. This ongoing outbreak involved a subpopulation with low vaccination coverage and parents with ideological objections to vaccination. As of 7 December the number of cases has reached 59.