Hospital-Associated Measles Outbreak—Pennsylvania, March—April 2009

Although endemic measles transmission has been interrupted in the US, importations of this highly infectious virus continue. On March 28, 2009, a physician notified the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) of a measles case involving an unvaccinated child. Within 5 days, four additional cases w...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 307; no. 10; pp. 1016 - 1018
Main Authors Green, Michael, Levin, James, Michaels, Marian, Vasbinder, Sheila, Voorhees, Ronald, Lute, James, Dato, Virginia, Lurie, Perrianne, Urdaneta, Veronica, Armstrong, Gregory, Wallace, Gregory, Bellini, William, Kutty, Preeta, Rota, Paul, Rota, Jennifer, Lowe, Luis, Stockman, Lauren, Lando, James, Han, George
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Medical Association 14.03.2012
Subjects
Disease transmission
Epidemics
Hospitals
Measles
Patients
United States > US
Pennsylvania
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Summary:Although endemic measles transmission has been interrupted in the US, importations of this highly infectious virus continue. On March 28, 2009, a physician notified the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) of a measles case involving an unvaccinated child. Within 5 days, four additional cases were reported to PADOH and the Allegheny County Health Department. All five infected persons had been in the same hospital emergency department (ED) on March 10; one of them was a physician who worked in the ED. Here, Green et al highlight the potential for measles transmission in health-care settings. "A CDC editorial note is included."
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598