Preliminary findings indicate nosocomial transmission and Roma population as most affected group in ongoing measles B3 genotype outbreak in Bulgaria, March to August 2017.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Kurchatova, Anna Krumova, Stefka Vladimirova, Nadezhda Nikolaeva-Glomb, Lubomira Stoyanova, Asya Kantardjiev, Todor Gatcheva, Nina
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	From March to August 2017, 165 measles cases were reported from three regions in Bulgaria. The age range was 0−55 years and 66% of the cases were under 9 years. The Roma population was disproportionally affected (89% of cases), 41% cases were unvaccinated and in 24 cases there was nosocomial transmission mostly in paediatric departments. A child under 12 months of age died. Control measures have been taken and the investigation is still ongoing.
ISSN	1025496X
Journal	Eurosurveillance
Volume Number	22
PubMed Central reference number	PMC5685209
Issue Number	36
PubMed reference number	28920573
e-ISSN	15607917
DOI	10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.36.30611
Language	English
Publisher	European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Publisher Date	2017-09-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made. This article is copyright of The Authors, 2017.
Subject Keyword	Bulgaria viral infections measles infection control measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine outbreaks surveillance vaccines and immunisation epidemiology molecular methods
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Virology Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Epidemiology