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We report on an ongoing measles outbreak in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with 141 cases notified between week 52 2023 and week 6 2024. Among those with known vaccination status, 97% were unvaccinated and the most affected group is children under the age of 5 years (n = 87) who were not vaccinated during the pandemic years. Sixty-eight cases were hospitalised, the most common complications were measles-related pneumonia and diarrhoea. The sequenced measles viruses from four cases belonged to genotype D8.

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Ongoing measles outbreak, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 2023 to February 2024
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Sanjin+Musa&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Musa Sanjin</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Irma+Salimovi%C4%87-Be%C5%A1i%C4%87&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Salimović-Bešić Irma</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jasmina+Brki%C4%87+D%C5%BEambi%C4%87&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Džambić Jasmina Brkić</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Nijaz+Tihi%C4%87&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Tihić Nijaz</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Anisa+Bajramovi%C4%87&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bajramović Anisa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Suzana+Arap%C4%8Di%C4%87&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Arapčić Suzana</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Amela+Dedei%C4%87-Ljubovi%C4%87&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Dedeić-Ljubović Amela</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sini%C5%A1a+Sko%C4%8Dibu%C5%A1i%C4%87&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Skočibušić Siniša</a></span>. Ongoing measles outbreak, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 2023 to February 2024. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2024;29(9):pii=2400107. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.9.2400107" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.9.2400107</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 15 Feb 2024;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 29 Feb 2024 </span> </p>
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