Measles outbreak in an anthroposophic community in The Hague, The Netherlands, June-July 2008

E van Velzen; E de Coster; R van Binnendijk; S Hahné

doi:10.2807/ese.13.31.18945-en

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Measles outbreak in an anthroposophic community in The Hague, The Netherlands, June-July 2008
E van Velzen¹ , E de Coster¹ , R van Binnendijk² , S Hahné²
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Affiliations: ¹ Municipal health service (GGD), The Hague, The Netherlands ² Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, The Netherlands

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Citation style for this article: van Velzen E, de Coster E, van Binnendijk R, Hahné S. Measles outbreak in an anthroposophic community in The Hague, The Netherlands, June-July 2008. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(31):pii=18945. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.31.18945-en Received: 29 Jul 2008

Abstract

An ongoing outbreak of measles linked to anthroposophic communities in The Hague, The Netherlands has been identified since mid-June 2008. Thirty-four cases have been reported until 25 July. In addition, two cases have been reported in other cities (Leiderdorp and Utrecht). Both are epidemiologically linked to the cluster in The Hague.