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A measles outbreak with 51 cases occurred in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, between January and March 2024. The outbreak was triggered by an imported case, and 37 (72.5%) subsequent cases were previously vaccinated individuals. Epidemiological investigations showed that vaccinated measles cases were symptomatic and infectious. In a highly vaccinated population, it is important to raise awareness among healthcare professionals to suspect and test for measles virus when an outbreak is declared, irrespective of the vaccination status of the patients.

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Adapting response to a measles outbreak in a context of high vaccination and breakthrough cases: an example from Vaud, Switzerland, January to March 2024
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Alessandro+Cassini&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cassini Alessandro</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ludovico+Cobuccio&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cobuccio Ludovico</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Emmanouil+Glampedakis&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Glampedakis Emmanouil</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Pascal+Cherpillod&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cherpillod Pascal</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Pierre+Alex+Crisinel&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Crisinel Pierre Alex</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Francisco-Javier+P%C3%A9rez-Rodr%C3%ADguez&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pérez-Rodríguez Francisco-Javier</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Monica+Attinger&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Attinger Monica</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Dominique+Bachelin&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bachelin Dominique</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marie+Nahimana+Tessemo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Tessemo Marie Nahimana</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Mirjam+Maeusezahl&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Maeusezahl Mirjam</a>, <a href="/search?value1=C%C3%A9line+Gardiol&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Gardiol Céline</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Karim+Boubaker&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Boubaker Karim</a></span>. Adapting response to a measles outbreak in a context of high vaccination and breakthrough cases: an example from Vaud, Switzerland, January to March 2024. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2024;29(22):pii=2400275. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.22.2400275" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.22.2400275</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 08 May 2024;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 30 May 2024 </span> </p>
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