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Ja Delgado de Los Reyes1, M Arencibia Jimenez, Jf Navarro Gracia
1Preventive Medicine Service, Hospital General Univesitario of Elche, Elche, Spain. delgado_josdel@gva.es
Abstract:
On 29 January 2012, the first case of measles in Elche, Spain, since 2001 was notified through the epidemiological surveillance system of the Valencian Community. As of 9 March, 109 cases have been notified. The outbreak started in a neighbourhood where the vaccination coverage of the population is inadequate. This report highlights the need to vaccinate the susceptible population and also points to the importance of developing coordinated measures between public health centres and hospital preventive services.
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