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Evaluation of a Universal Nested Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Detection of Lyssaviruses

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Ongoing measles outbreak in Romania, 2011.

A Stanescu¹, D Janta, E Lupulescu

¹National Institute of Public Health, National Centre for Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Control, Bucharest, Romania. aurora.stanescu@insp.gov.ro

Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Europeen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin

|August 30, 2011

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Romania has faced a significant measles outbreak since 2011, primarily affecting unvaccinated young children. Urgent vaccination strategies are needed to control the spread and prevent future measles epidemics.

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Epidemiology
Vaccinology

Background:

Romania has experienced a widespread measles outbreak since January 2011.
The outbreak has affected 29 out of 42 districts, with over 2,072 cases reported.

Purpose of the Study:

To report on the scale and demographics of the ongoing measles outbreak in Romania.
To highlight the critical need for increased vaccination coverage.

Main Methods:

Analysis of notified measles cases across Romanian districts.
Demographic breakdown of cases, focusing on age groups and vaccination status.

Main Results:

A total of 2,072 measles cases were notified.
The majority of cases occurred in unvaccinated children, particularly those aged one to four years (893 cases).
The north-western region of Romania reported the highest number of cases.

Conclusions:

The measles outbreak underscores the vulnerability of unvaccinated populations.
There is an urgent need for targeted interventions to improve measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine uptake.
Achieving high vaccination coverage with two doses of MMR is essential for controlling the outbreak.