Outbreak of Measles Amongst USA-Bound Afghan Evacuees

This Watching Brief describes an outbreak of measles in the context of the mass evacuation of 124,000 people from Afghanistan to the USA. Cases were identified in the States of Wisconsin and Virginia, as well as in a military base in Germany. The outbreak affected children and young people aged 0 -...

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Published inGlobal biosecurity Vol. 3; no. 1
Main Author Buisson, Elise
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ubiquity Press Ltd 10.12.2021
University of New South Wales
Subjects
Afghanistan
Epidemics
Measles
measles, afghan, refugee, mass vaccination, child, adolescent
Medical screening
New York
Virginia
Wisconsin
New York
Afghanistan
Virginia
Wisconsin
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Summary:This Watching Brief describes an outbreak of measles in the context of the mass evacuation of 124,000 people from Afghanistan to the USA. Cases were identified in the States of Wisconsin and Virginia, as well as in a military base in Germany. The outbreak affected children and young people aged 0 - 26 years, with publicly available data indicating a roughly even gender divide. As in previous measles outbreaks amongst displaced populations, a mass vaccination campaign played a foundational role in curbing the described outbreak.
ISSN:2652-0036
2652-0036
DOI:10.31646/gbio.136