Contact tracing of in-flight measles exposures: lessons from an outbreak investigation and case series, Australia, 2010

Contact tracing of in-flight measles exposures: lessons from an outbreak investigation and case series, Australia, 2010

Objective: To describe a 2010 outbreak of nine cases of measles in Australia possibly linked to an index case who travelled on an international flight from South Africa while infectious.Methods: Three Australian state health departments, Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales, were responsible for...

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Main Authors: Christine Selvey, Thomas Tran, Michael J. Lyon, Jessica Rotty, Nicolee V. Martin, Marion E. Maloney, Jan L. Humphreys, Stephen B. Lambert, Rodney J. Moran, Steven D. Donohue, Lucinda J. Franklin, Frank H. Beard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2011-08-01
Series:Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
Subjects:
contact tracing
in-flight measles
Australia
2010
measles
Online Access:http://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/125/58

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