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Karen G Martin1, Emily Banerjee1, Melissa McMahon1
1Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
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Characteristics of vaccine-associated rash illness (VARI) and confirmed measles cases were compared during a measles outbreak. Although some clinical differences were noted, measles exposure and identification of the vaccine strain were helpful for public health decision-making. Rapid, vaccine strain-specific diagnostic assays will more efficiently distinguish VARI from measles.
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