Ongoing measles outbreak in Elche, Spain, 29 January to 9 March 2012

J A Delgado de los Reyes; M Arencibia Jiménez; J F Navarro Gracia; E Alonso Echabe; P García Puente; E M Banqueri Guerrero; G Pérez Torregrosa; J D Calle Barreto; R Zurriaga Carda

doi:10.2807/ese.17.11.20119-en

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Ongoing measles outbreak in Elche, Spain, 29 January to 9 March 2012
J A Delgado de los Reyes¹ , M Arencibia Jiménez¹ , J F Navarro Gracia¹ , E Alonso Echabe² , P García Puente² , E M Banqueri Guerrero¹ , G Pérez Torregrosa¹ , J D Calle Barreto¹ , R Zurriaga Carda¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Preventive Medicine Service, Hospital General Univesitario of Elche, Elche, Spain ² Public Health Center, Elche, Spain

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Citation style for this article: Delgado de los Reyes J A, Arencibia Jiménez M, Navarro Gracia J F, Alonso Echabe E, García Puente P, Banqueri Guerrero E M, Pérez Torregrosa G, Calle Barreto J D, Zurriaga Carda R. Ongoing measles outbreak in Elche, Spain, 29 January to 9 March 2012. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(11):pii=20119. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.11.20119-en Received: 29 Feb 2012

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Abstract

On 29 January 2012, the first case of measles in Elche, Spain, since 2001 was notified through the epidemiological surveillance system of the Valencian Community. As of 9 March, 109 cases have been notified. The outbreak started in a neighbourhood where the vaccination coverage of the population is inadequate. This report highlights the need to vaccinate the susceptible population and also points to the importance of developing coordinated measures between public health centres and hospital preventive services.