An outbreak of measles in Algeciras, Spain, 2008 – a preliminary report

J Nieto-Vera; J Masa-Calles; J Dávila; J Molina-Font; M Jiménez; V Gallardo-García; J M Mayoral-Cortés

doi:10.2807/ese.13.20.18872-en

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An outbreak of measles in Algeciras, Spain, 2008 – a preliminary report
J Nieto-Vera¹ , J Masa-Calles² , J Dávila¹ , J Molina-Font³ , M Jiménez³ , V Gallardo-García⁴ , J M Mayoral-Cortés⁴
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Affiliations: ¹ Andalusian Health Service, Algeciras, Cadiz, Spain ² Epidemiology Field Training Programme, National Epidemiological Centre, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain ³ Provincial Health Council, Regional Ministry of Health, Cadiz, Spain ⁴ Regional Ministry of Health of the Government of Andalusia, Seville, Spain

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Citation style for this article: Nieto-Vera J, Masa-Calles J, Dávila J, Molina-Font J, Jiménez M, Gallardo-García V, Mayoral-Cortés J M. An outbreak of measles in Algeciras, Spain, 2008 – a preliminary report. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(20):pii=18872. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.20.18872-en Received: 12 May 2008

Abstract

On 4 February 2008, the Andalusian Epidemiological Surveillance Network (SVEA) was notified of two epidemiologically linked cases of measles. By 18 April 2008, a total of 142 suspected cases of measles had been reported from Algeciras, a town in the south of Spain, with a population of approximately 110 000 inhabitants. Of the 142 reports, 57 cases were confirmed, 61 are still under investigation, and in 24 cases measles was ruled out by laboratory investigation.