Open AccessPublic Health Consequences of a 2013 Measles Outbreak in New York City
Author(s) -
Jennifer B. Rosen,
Robert J. Arciuolo,
Amina Khawja,
Jie Fu,
Francesca R. Giancotti,
Jane R. Zucker
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.1024
Subject(s) - medicine , measles , outbreak , public health , environmental health , epidemiology , measles vaccine , vaccination , pediatrics , virology , nursing
Internationally imported cases of measles into the United States can lead to outbreaks requiring extensive and rapid control measures. Importation of measles from an unvaccinated adolescent in 2013 led to what has been the largest outbreak of measles in New York City, New York, since 1992.
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