Open AccessOngoing measles outbreak in southern Bavaria, Germany
Author(s) -
Helen Bernard,
R Fischer,
Fabian Wild
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/ese.13.01.08002-en
Subject(s) - measles , outbreak , geography , environmental health , socioeconomics , demography , medicine , virology , vaccination , sociology
Since early October 2007, the Bavarian Health Authority (BHA) has noticed an increased number of measles cases in Bavaria, Germany. A total of 95 cases occurred between week 41 and 51 in 2007, whereas only three cases had been notified to the District Health Authorities (DHA) during the same period in 2006.