Spread of Measles Virus D4-Hamburg, Europe, 2008–2011

Spread of Measles Virus D4-Hamburg, Europe, 2008–2011

A new strain of measles virus, D4-Hamburg, was imported from London to Hamburg in December 2008 and subsequently spread to Bulgaria, where an outbreak of >24,300 cases was observed. We analyzed spread of the virus to demonstrate the importance of addressing hard-to-reach communities within the Wo...

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Main Authors: Annette Mankertz, Zefira Mihneva, Hermann Gold, Sigrid Baumgarte, Armin Baillot, Rudolph Helble, Hedwig Roggendorf, Golubinka Bosevska, Jasminka Nedeljkovic, Agata Makowka, Veronik Hutse, Heidemarie Holzmann, Stefan W. Aberle, Samuel Cordey, Gheorghe Necula, Andreas Mentis, Gulay Korukluoğlu, Michael Carr, Kevin E. Brown, Judith M. Hübschen, Claude P. Muller, Mick N. Mulders, Sabine Santibanez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
measles
D4-Hamburg
outbreak
elimination
vaccination
transmission
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/8/10-1994_article

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