Further efforts needed to achieve measles elimination in Germany: results of an outbreak investigation

• Published in: Bulletin of the World Health Organization Vol. 87; no. 2; pp. 108 - 115
• Main Authors: Wichmann, Ole, Siedler, Anette, Sagebiel, Daniel, Hellenbrand, Wiebke, Santibanez, Sabine, Mankertz, Annette, Vogt, Georg, Treeck, Ulrich van, Krause, Gérard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: World Health Organization 01.02.2009
• Subjects: Health Policy & Services

OBJECTIVE: To determine morbidity and costs related to a large measles outbreak in Germany and to identify ways to improve the country's national measles elimination strategy. METHODS: We investigated a large outbreak of measles in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) that occurred...