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In January 2024, a child was diagnosed with measles in a paediatric hospital in Lisbon. Of 123 contacts, 39 (32%) were not fully immunised, presenting a risk for a potential outbreak. The public health unit initiated control measures and identified challenges during the response, such as the lack of interoperability between information systems and accessing vaccination records. The lessons learned prompted changes to national contact tracing procedures for measles, further strengthening Portugal’s preparedness.

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Contact tracing management of a measles case in a paediatric hospital: experience of the local public health unit, Portugal, January 2024
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Daniel+Saldanha+Resendes&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Saldanha Resendes Daniel</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ant%C3%B3nio+Tom%C3%A1s&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Tomás António</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Mariana+Pin%C3%A7%C3%A3o+Cardoso&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pinção Cardoso Mariana</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sebastian+von+Schreeb&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">von Schreeb Sebastian</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rita+Miranda+Ferr%C3%A3o&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Miranda Ferrão Rita</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Paula+Vasconcelos&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Vasconcelos Paula</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Maria+Helena+Almeida&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Almeida Maria Helena</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Bruno+Novo+Castro&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Novo Castro Bruno</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Vasco+Ricoca+Peixoto&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ricoca Peixoto Vasco</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Renato+Louren%C3%A7o+Silva&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lourenço Silva Renato</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Margarida+de+Morais&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">de Morais Margarida</a></span>. Contact tracing management of a measles case in a paediatric hospital: experience of the local public health unit, Portugal, January 2024. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2024;29(17):pii=240022. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.17.240022" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.17.240022</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 17 Apr 2024;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 23 Apr 2024 </span> </p>
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