Spotlight on measles 2010: A cluster of measles in a hospital setting in Slovenia, March 2010

M Grgic-Vitek; T Frelih; V Ucakar; K Prosenc; J Tomažič; M Petrovec; A Kraigher

doi:10.2807/ese.15.20.19573-en

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Spotlight on measles 2010: A cluster of measles in a hospital setting in Slovenia, March 2010
M Grgic-Vitek¹ , T Frelih¹ , V Ucakar¹ , K Prosenc² , J Tomažič³ , M Petrovec⁴ , A Kraigher¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Communicable Diseases Centre, National Institute of Public Health of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia ² Laboratory for Virology, National Institute of Public Health of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia ³ Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia ⁴ Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Citation style for this article: Grgic-Vitek M, Frelih T, Ucakar V, Prosenc K, Tomažič J, Petrovec M, Kraigher A. Spotlight on measles 2010: A cluster of measles in a hospital setting in Slovenia, March 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(20):pii=19573. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.15.20.19573-en Received: 30 Apr 2010

Abstract

After ten years of being measles free, Slovenia experienced a cluster with secondary transmission in a hospital setting in March 2010. The index case, a resident of Ireland, was hospitalised on the day after his arrival to Slovenia and diagnosed with measles two days later. After his discharge, two cases of measles were notified, a hospital staff member and a visitor to the clinic, suggesting transmission in a hospital setting.