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A measles outbreak has been occurring in a healthcare setting in Porto, Portugal, since early March 2018, posing public health challenges for a central hospital and the community. Up to 22 April, 96 cases were confirmed, 67 in vaccinated healthcare workers, mostly between 18-39 years old. Following identification of the first cases, control measures were rapidly implemented. Concomitantly, other measles cases were notified in the Northern Region of the country. No common epidemiological link was identified.

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Measles outbreak in a tertiary level hospital, Porto, Portugal, 2018: challenges in the post-elimination era
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Rita+S%C3%A1+Machado&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sá Machado Rita</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Mariana+Perez+Duque&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Perez Duque Mariana</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Soraia+Almeida&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Almeida Soraia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ivo+Cruz&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cruz Ivo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ana+Sottomayor&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sottomayor Ana</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Isabel+Almeida&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Almeida Isabel</a>, <a href="/search?value1=J%C3%BAlio++R+Oliveira&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">R Oliveira Júlio </a>, <a href="/search?value1=Delfina+Antunes&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Antunes Delfina</a></span>. Measles outbreak in a tertiary level hospital, Porto, Portugal, 2018: challenges in the post-elimination era. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2018;23(20):pii=18-00224. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.20.18-00224" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.20.18-00224</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 30 Apr 2018;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 17 May 2018 </span> </p>
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