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Ongoing mumps outbreak in a student population with high vaccination coverage, Netherlands, 2010
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsJ Whelanjane.whelan rivm.nl
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Citation style for this article: . Ongoing mumps outbreak in a student population with high vaccination coverage, Netherlands, 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(17):pii=19554. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.15.17.19554-en Received: 21 Apr 2010
Abstract
Since December 2009, mumps incidence has increased in the Netherlands. As of 20 April 2010, 172 cases have been notified on the basis of laboratory confirmation or linkage to a laboratory-confirmed case. Of these, 112 were students, the majority of whom had been vaccinated (81%). Although outbreaks in vaccinated populations have been described before, risk factors for exposure and susceptibility, and dose-dependent vaccine effectiveness in a student population of this nature are relatively unknown.
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