TY - JOUR T1 - Ongoing measles outbreak in Wallonia, Belgium, December 2016 to March 2017: characteristics and challenges. JF - Euro Surveill Y1 - 2017 A1 - Tine Grammens A1 - Schirvel, Carole A1 - Leenen, Sylvie A1 - Nathalie Shodu A1 - Veronik Hutse A1 - Mendes da Costa, Elise A1 - Martine Sabbe AB -

We describe characteristics of an ongoing measles outbreak in Wallonia, Belgium, and difficulties in control measures implementation. As at 12 March 2017, 177 measles cases were notified, of which 50% were 15 years and older, 49% female. Atypical clinical presentation and severe complications, mainly among adults, in combination with late notification, low or unknown vaccination coverage of contacts, infected healthcare workers and increased workload due to contact tracing, are the main concerns for outbreak management.

VL - 22 CP - 17 U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28488998?dopt=Abstract M3 - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.17.30524 ER -