Stop measles in Switzerland - The importance of travel medicine
Stop measles in Switzerland - The importance of travel medicine
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DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.05.042
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发表时间:
2017-06-27
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影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Jaeger, Veronika K.
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作者:
Buhler, Silja;Lang, Phung;Jaeger, Veronika K.
Background: In line with the worldwide strive to combat measles, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Heath (FOPH) launched a National Strategy for measles elimination 2011-2015. In this study, we highlight the importance of travel medicine consultations to complement measles vaccination programmes based on data from the Travel Clinic of the University of Zurich.Method: We analysed measles vaccination data from the Zurich Travel Clinic between July 2010 and February 2016 and focused on three groups: (i) all clients who received the measles vaccination, (ii) all clients aged > two years who received the measles vaccination ("catch-up vaccination"), and (iii) all clients aged > two years and born after 1963 ("FOPH recommended catch-up vaccination").Results: 107,669 consultations were performed from 2010 to 2016. In 12,470 (11.6%) of these, a measles vaccination was administered; 90.9% measles vaccinations were given during a pre-travel consultation, and 99.4% were administered to individuals aged > two years ("catch-up vaccinations"). An "FOPH recommended catch-up vaccination" was received by 13.6% of all Zurich Travel Clinic clients aged >2 years and born after 1963.Conclusions: In this study, we highlight the importance of travel medicine consultations to enhance the measles vaccination coverage in the adult Swiss population. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.