Measles outbreak in a refugee settlement in Calais, France: January to February 2016.
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چکیده
We report a measles outbreak in a refugee settlement in Calais, France, between 5 January and 11 February 2016. In total, 13 confirmed measles cases were identified among migrants, healthcare workers in hospital and volunteers working on site. A large scale vaccination campaign was carried out in the settlement within two weeks of outbreak notification. In total, 60% of the estimated target population of 3,500 refugees was vaccinated during the week-long campaign.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
دوره 21 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016