Spotlight on measles 2010: Measles outbreak in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, France, January to November 2010 - substantial underreporting of cases

C Six; J Blanes de Canecaude; J L Duponchel; E Lafont; A Decoppet; M Travanut; J M Pingeon; L Coulon; F Peloux-Petiot; P Grenier-Tisserant; J C Delarozière; F Charlet; P Malfait

doi:10.2807/ese.15.50.19754-en

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Spotlight on measles 2010: Measles outbreak in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, France, January to November 2010 - substantial underreporting of cases
C Six¹ , J Blanes de Canecaude² , J L Duponchel² , E Lafont² , A Decoppet² , M Travanut² , J M Pingeon² , L Coulon² , F Peloux-Petiot² , P Grenier-Tisserant² , J C Delarozière³ , F Charlet² , P Malfait¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Regional Office of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (Cire Sud), Marseilles, France ² Regional Health Agency (Agence régionale de santé, ARS) of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Marseille, Avignon, Digne-les-Bains, Gap, Nice, Toulon, France ³ Interregional infection control coordinating centre (CClin), Marseilles, France

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Citation style for this article: Six C, Blanes de Canecaude J, Duponchel J L, Lafont E, Decoppet A, Travanut M, Pingeon J M, Coulon L, Peloux-Petiot F, Grenier-Tisserant P, Delarozière J C, Charlet F, Malfait P. Spotlight on measles 2010: Measles outbreak in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, France, January to November 2010 - substantial underreporting of cases. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(50):pii=19754. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.15.50.19754-en Received: 14 Dec 2010

Abstract

In 2010, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France has been experiencing a measles outbreak with at least 310 cases among the general population, which included 28 cases among healthcare workers (9% of all reported cases). There is, however, substantial underreporting in the notification systems of cases in both populations. .