Imported case of measles in a university setting leading to an outbreak of measles in Edinburgh, Scotland from September to December 2016
Imported case of measles in a university setting leading to an outbreak of measles in Edinburgh, Scotland from September to December 2016
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DOI：
10.1017/s0950268818000602
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发表时间：
2018-04-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Stevenson, J.
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作者：
Kirolos, A.;Waugh, C.;Stevenson, J.
2016年9月，爱丁堡的一名大学生发生了一例输入性麻疹病例，导致2016年10月和11月期间又有17例确诊病例。所有病例均为D8基因型，与东南亚最常见的病毒株相关。18例病例中有12例是爱丁堡一所大学的工作人员或学生，17例麻疹腮腺炎风疹（MMR）疫苗接种状况不完全或未知。公共卫生应对措施包括对所有已确定的接触者进行大规模随访，在爱丁堡各大学进行广泛沟通，并在受影响的校园及时接种疫苗。输入性麻疹病例对大学生群体构成重大风险，这些群体可能疫苗接种不足，包括大量国际学生，人口移动的程度很高。公共卫生部门应与大学密切合作，促进MMR的吸收，并制定大规模疫苗接种计划，以防止未来在高等教育环境中迅速传播麻疹疫情。
In September 2016, an imported case of measles in Edinburgh in a university student resulted in a further 17 confirmed cases during October and November 2016. All cases were genotype D8 and were associated with a virus strain most commonly seen in South East Asia. Twelve of the 18 cases were staff or students at a university in Edinburgh and 17 cases had incomplete or unknown measles mumps rubella (MMR) vaccination status. The public health response included mass follow-up of all identified contacts, widespread communications throughout universities in Edinburgh and prompt vaccination clinics at affected campuses. Imported cases of measles pose a significant risk to university student cohorts who may be undervaccinated, include a large number of international students and have a highly mobile population. Public health departments should work closely with universities to promote MMR uptake and put in place mass vaccination plans to prevent rapidly spreading measles outbreaks in higher educational settings in future.