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Consequences of Undervaccination — Measles Outbreak, New York City, 2018–2019
Author(s) -
Jane R. Zucker,
Jennifer B. Rosen,
Martha Iwamoto,
Robert J. Arciuolo,
Marisa Langdon-Embry,
Neil M. Vora,
Jennifer L. Rakeman,
Beth Isaac,
Antonine Jean,
Mekete Asfaw,
Simone C. Hawkins,
Thomas G. Merrill,
Maura Kennelly,
Beth Maldin Morgenthau,
Demetre Daskalakis,
Oxiris Barbot
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1912514
Subject(s) - measles , outbreak , medicine , rash , environmental health , pediatrics , measles virus , virology , demography , vaccination , surgery , sociology
Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, but the risk of outbreaks owing to international importations remains. An outbreak of measles in New York City began when one unvaccinated child returned home from Israel with measles; onset of rash occurred on September 30, 2018, 9 days after the child returned home.

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