Ongoing measles outbreak in southern Bavaria, Germany

H Bernard; R Fischer; M Wildner

doi:10.2807/ese.13.01.08002-en

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Ongoing measles outbreak in southern Bavaria, Germany
H Bernard^1,2 , R Fischer³ , M Wildner³
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Affiliations: ¹ Robert Koch Institute, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Berlin, delegated to Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Oberschleissheim, Germany ² Postgraduate Training for Applied Epidemiology (PAE, German FETP) ³ Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Oberschleißheim, Germany

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Citation style for this article: Bernard H, Fischer R, Wildner M. Ongoing measles outbreak in southern Bavaria, Germany. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(1):pii=8002. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.01.08002-en

Abstract

Since early October 2007, the Bavarian Health Authority (BHA) has noticed an increased number of measles cases in Bavaria, Germany. A total of 95 cases occurred between week 41 and 51 in 2007, whereas only three cases had been notified to the District Health Authorities (DHA) during the same period in 2006.