A measles outbreak and transmission route

LIU Yan; XU Er-ping; ZHANG Xiao-ping; ZHOU Wei-qun; LIU Shi-jun; WANG Jun

doi:10.3784/j.issn.1003-9961.2014.02.016

LIU Yan, XU Er-ping, ZHANG Xiao-ping, ZHOU Wei-qun, LIU Shi-jun, WANG Jun. A measles outbreak and transmission route[J]. Disease Surveillance, 2014, 29(2): 150-151. DOI: 10.3784/j.issn.1003-9961.2014.02.016

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LIU Yan, XU Er-ping, ZHANG Xiao-ping, ZHOU Wei-qun, LIU Shi-jun, WANG Jun. A measles outbreak and transmission route[J]. Disease Surveillance, 2014, 29(2): 150-151. DOI: 10.3784/j.issn.1003-9961.2014.02.016

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LIU Yan, XU Er-ping, ZHANG Xiao-ping, ZHOU Wei-qun, LIU Shi-jun, WANG Jun. A measles outbreak and transmission route[J]. Disease Surveillance, 2014, 29(2): 150-151. DOI: 10.3784/j.issn.1003-9961.2014.02.016

A measles outbreak and transmission route

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From February 10 to April 23, twenty-six measles cases occurred in Jiande, Hangzhou. By tracing the infection source and investigating the transmission route, we found that nosocomial infection was the major cause. Strengthening surveillance, strict control of nosocomial infection, improving measles vaccination and conducting education were the effective measures for the prevention and control of measles epidemic.

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