Ongoing measles outbreak, Geneva, Switzerland, January to March 2011

E Delaporte; J L Richard; C A Wyler Lazarevic; O Lacour; M Girard; C Ginet; A Iten; P Sudre

doi:10.2807/ese.16.10.19815-en

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Ongoing measles outbreak, Geneva, Switzerland, January to March 2011
E Delaporte¹ , J L Richard² , C A Wyler Lazarevic³ , O Lacour¹ , M Girard¹ , C Ginet⁴ , A Iten⁴ , P Sudre¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Epidemiology and infectious diseases section, Cantonal Health Service, General Directorate for Health, Geneva, Switzerland ² Infectious Diseases Division, Federal Office of Public Health, Bern, Switzerland ³ Youth Health Service, Department of Education, Geneva, Switzerland ⁴ Hospital Infection control Service, Cantonal University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland

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Citation style for this article: Delaporte E, Richard J L, Wyler Lazarevic C A, Lacour O, Girard M, Ginet C, Iten A, Sudre P. Ongoing measles outbreak, Geneva, Switzerland, January to March 2011. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(10):pii=19815. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.16.10.19815-en Received: 07 Mar 2011

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Abstract

An outbreak of measles is ongoing in Geneva, Switzerland, since January 2011, in the context of a measles epidemic in neighbouring Rhône-Alpes, France. A total of 41 confirmed cases have been reported, the majority among young adults, many unaware of their non-immune status. There is no large clustering of cases and 14 cases were imported or linked to imported cases. Catch-up vaccination, especially among young adults, may be necessary to prevent further extension of this outbreak.