Ongoing African measles virus genotype outbreak in Tel Aviv district since April, Israel, 2012

Euro Surveill. 2012 Sep 13;17(37):20272.

Abstract

A measles outbreak is affecting the Tel Aviv district, Israel, since April 2012. As of 10 September, 99 cases were confirmed, including 63 (64%) migrants of Eritrean and Sudanese origin. All genotyped cases had the African B3 genotype*. The mean age of migrant and non-migrant cases was 6.0±9.6 and 30.2±24.2 years, respectively (p<0.001). The majority of both migrant and non-migrant cases was unvaccinated. This is the second African measles B3 genotype outbreak within the World Health Organization European region in 2012.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Child
  • Contact Tracing
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Emigrants and Immigrants
  • Eritrea / ethnology
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Israel / epidemiology
  • Measles / epidemiology*
  • Measles / genetics
  • Measles / virology
  • Measles virus / classification
  • Measles virus / genetics*
  • Sudan / ethnology
  • Young Adult