Mumps outbreak ongoing since October 2007 in the Republic of Moldova

H Bernard; N G Schwarz; A Melnic; V Bucov; N Caterinciuc; R G Pebody; M Mulders; C Aidyralieva; S Hahné

doi:10.2807/ese.13.13.08079-en

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Mumps outbreak ongoing since October 2007 in the Republic of Moldova
H Bernard^1,2 , N G Schwarz^3,4 , A Melnic⁵ , V Bucov⁵ , N Caterinciuc⁵ , R G Pebody^4,6 , M Mulders⁷ , C Aidyralieva⁷ , S Hahné^7,8
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Affiliations: ¹ Robert Koch Institut (RKI), Berlin, delegated to Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority (LGL), Oberschleissheim, Germany ² Postgraduate Training for Applied Epidemiology (PAE, German Field Epidemiology Training Program, FETP), Germany ³ Institut de Veille Sanitaire (French National Institute of Health, InVS), Paris, France ⁴ European Training Programme for Intervention Epidemiology (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden ⁵ National Scientific and Practical Centre of Preventive Medicine (NSPCPM), Chisinau, Republic of Moldova ⁶ Health Protection Agency (HPA), London, United Kingdom ⁷ World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark ⁸ Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands

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Citation style for this article: Bernard H, Schwarz N G, Melnic A, Bucov V, Caterinciuc N, Pebody R G, Mulders M, Aidyralieva C, Hahné S. Mumps outbreak ongoing since October 2007 in the Republic of Moldova. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(13):pii=8079. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.13.08079-en

Abstract

The Republic of Moldova is experiencing a nationwide mumps outbreak, with a total of 19,550 notified cases as of 23 March 2008. The outbreak started in October 2007, with 105 cases notified in that month compared to an average number of 24 cases per month notified between January and September 2007. Between 1 October and 31 December 2007, 1,524 cases were notified.