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We report three simultaneous measles outbreaks with 112 confirmed cases in three Health Regions of Portugal, from February to April 2018. The mean age of cases was 30 years, 79% worked in a healthcare setting and 87% were vaccinated. Genotype B3 was identified in 84 cases from the three outbreaks. Primary cases in each outbreak were imported. Several cases presented with modified measles, highlighting the importance of rethinking the measles case definition for vaccinated cases.

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Challenging measles case definition: three measles outbreaks in three Health Regions of Portugal, February to April 2018
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Gon%C3%A7alo+Figueiredo+Augusto&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Augusto Gonçalo Figueiredo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Diogo+Cruz&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cruz Diogo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Andreia+Silva&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Silva Andreia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Nat%C3%A1lia+Pereira&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pereira Natália</a>, <a href="/search?value1=B%C3%A1rbara+Aguiar&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Aguiar Bárbara</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ana+Le%C3%A7a&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Leça Ana</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Elisabete+Serrada&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Serrada Elisabete</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Paula+Valente&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Valente Paula</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Teresa+Fernandes&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Fernandes Teresa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Fernando+Guerra&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Guerra Fernando</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Paula+Palminha&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Palminha Paula</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Elsa+Vinagre&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Vinagre Elsa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=S%C3%ADlvia+Lopo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lopo Sílvia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rita+Cordeiro&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cordeiro Rita</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Emma+S%C3%A1ez-L%C3%B3pez&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sáez-López Emma</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Maria+Neto&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Neto Maria</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Paulo+Jorge+Nogueira&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nogueira Paulo Jorge</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Gra%C3%A7a+Freitas&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Freitas Graça</a></span>. Challenging measles case definition: three measles outbreaks in three Health Regions of Portugal, February to April 2018. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2018;23(28):pii=1800328. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.28.1800328" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.28.1800328</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 20 Jun 2018;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 12 Jul 2018 </span> </p>
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