Report on the measles situation in Portugal

M Gíria; H Rebelo-de-Andrade; T Fernandes; S Pedro; G Freitas

doi:10.2807/ese.13.42.19010-en

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Report on the measles situation in Portugal
M Gíria¹ , H Rebelo-de-Andrade¹ , T Fernandes² , S Pedro³ , G Freitas²
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Affiliations: ¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal ² Diseases Prevention and Control Division, Directorate-General of Health, Lisbon, Portugal ³ Sector of Laboratory Assistance, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal

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H Rebelo-de-Andrade
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Citation style for this article: Gíria M, Rebelo-de-Andrade H, Fernandes T, Pedro S, Freitas G. Report on the measles situation in Portugal. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(42):pii=19010. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.42.19010-en Received: 15 Oct 2008

Abstract

A measles case, imported from the United Kingdom (UK), was reported in Portugal in late August 2008. Previously, measles cases imported from Romania, and import-related cases, were reported in 2005. There was no transmission to the autochthonous Portuguese population.