Open AccessConfirmed interruption of indigenous measles transmission in Catalonia
Author(s) -
L. Salleras,
Àngela Domı́nguez,
Núria Torner
Publication year - 2001
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/esm.06.07.00230-en
Subject(s) - measles , indigenous , medicine , measles virus , transmission (telecommunications) , virology , pediatrics , vaccination , biology , telecommunications , ecology , computer science
From November 1998 to December 2000, 84 suspected measles cases were reported in Catalonia (6 090 040 inhabitants). Of the 73 laboratory tested cases (87%), 20 showed IgM antibodies specific to measles and 3 were epidemiologically linked to a confirmed case. Among these 23 confirmed cases, 13 were indigenous, the last two cases reported dating back from June 1999 and July 2000. These results confirm the success of the measles elimination programme implemented in 1998 in Catalonia.