Epidemiology of a workplace measles outbreak dominated by modified measles cases at Kansai international airport, Japan, during august-september 2016.

Vaccine
Ayako KobayashiKazunori Oishi

Abstract

In August 2016, a measles outbreak at Kansai International Airport was the first workplace measles outbreak since Japan was verified as having achieved measles-elimination status in March 2015. We investigated this outbreak with a focus on evaluating the ability of vaccinated individuals to transmit measles virus (MV). We considered a case of laboratory-confirmed measles with onset between August 9 and September 29, 2016, among workers of Kansai International Airport. History of vaccination status with measles-containing vaccine (MCV) was confirmed by reviewing records. The potential sources of each MV infection were assessed by interviewing each infected worker about the clinical course of their infection and their behavioral history. Of 30 affected ground crews identified, 16 (53%) were vaccinated with ≥ 1 dose of MCV, 2 (7%) were unvaccinated, and 12 (40%) had an unknown vaccination status. The index case, a patient with classical measles with unknown vaccination status, presumably transmitted MV to all the subsequent 29 cases. The majority of patients (23, 77%; 15 vaccinated, 8 in unknown vaccination status) were diagnosed with modified measles due to mild illness. Modified measles were characterized clinically by signs of ...Continue Reading

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Jan 22, 2021·Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy : Official Journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy·Hiroyuki Noda

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