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One imported and five secondary cases of measles were detected in Finland between June and August 2017. The measles sequences available for five laboratory-confirmed cases were identical and belonged to serotype D8. The large number of potentially exposed Finnish and foreign individuals called for close cooperation of national and international public health authorities and other stakeholders. Raising awareness among healthcare providers and ensuring universally high vaccination coverage is crucial to prevent future clusters and outbreaks.

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A cluster of measles linked to an imported case, Finland, 2017
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Elina+Sepp%C3%A4l%C3%A4&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Seppälä Elina</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Viktor+Z%C3%B6ldi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Zöldi Viktor</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sakari+Vuorinen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Vuorinen Sakari</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Satu+Murtopuro&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Murtopuro Satu</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ulpu+Elonsalo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Elonsalo Ulpu</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Janko+van+Beek&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van Beek Janko</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Anu+Haveri&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Haveri Anu</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Mia+Kontio&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kontio Mia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Carita+Savolainen-Kopra&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Savolainen-Kopra Carita</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Taneli+Puumalainen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Puumalainen Taneli</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jussi+Sane&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sane Jussi</a></span>. A cluster of measles linked to an imported case, Finland, 2017. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2017;22(33):pii=30595. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.33.30595" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.33.30595</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 26 Jul 2017;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 15 Aug 2017 </span> </p>
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