PMID- 25391003
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150122
LR  - 20141113
IS  - 0033-2100 (Print)
IS  - 0033-2100 (Linking)
VI  - 68
IP  - 3
DP  - 2014
TI  - Measles outbreak registered by the District Sanitary-Epidemiological Station in 
      Czestochowa in 2013.
PG  - 405-9, 517-20
AB  - INTRODUCTION: Since 2001, Poland has been committed to measles elimination 
      programme coordinated by the World Health Organization. This programme is 
      intended to sustain 95% coverage with measles vaccines and ensure laboratory 
      confirmation of suspected measles cases. In 2013, a total of 89 measles cases 
      were reported in Poland. Of them, 14 cases were notified to the District 
      Sanitary-Epidemiological Station (DSES) in Czestochowa. PURPOSE. The purpose of 
      this study was to evaluate the epidemiological situation of measles in 
      Czestochowa with focus on the increase in measles incidence observed in the 
      second quarter of 2013. MATERIAL AND METHODS: To analyze the epidemiological 
      situation of measles, the reports on the cases of infectious diseases and 
      poisonings in Poland in 2000-2013 (MZ-56) from the National Institute of Public 
      Health-National Institute of Hygiene (NIPH-NIH) and Czestochowa DSES were 
      employed. The analysis of immunization coverage of children and adolescents in 
      selected year groups in 2009-2012 was performed using the data retrieved from 
      annual reports issued by Czestochowa DSES (MZ-54). RESULTS: In 2000-2012, three 
      cases of measles were notified to Czestochowa DSES. Of them, two cases and one 
      case were reported in 2003 and 2011, respectively. In 2013, an increase in the 
      number of measles cases and measles incidence was observed. A total of 14 adult 
      cases, aged 22-38 years, were reported and the incidence was 3.78 per 100,000. Of 
      them, 13 cases were males (93% of the total). The infection affected 8 inmates of 
      the Day Care Centre in Czestochowa, 2 individuals who lived near this institution 
      and 4 individuals who were not epidemiologically linked to the outbreak. Of the 
      cases, 12 individuals were hospitalized, i.e. 86% of all cases. Of 14 reported 
      cases, only one individual had a history of measles vaccination. CONCLUSIONS: 
      Measles remains a highly infectious disease which can be easily transmitted in 
      the unvaccinated population.
FAU - Nowicki, Dariusz
AU  - Nowicki D
FAU - Gajewska, Lucyna
AU  - Gajewska L
FAU - Sosada, Krystyn Andrzej
AU  - Sosada KA
LA  - eng
LA  - pol
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Poland
TA  - Przegl Epidemiol
JT  - Przeglad epidemiologiczny
JID - 0413725
RN  - 0 (Measles Vaccine)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Age Distribution
MH  - Disease Outbreaks/*prevention & control/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Measles/*epidemiology/*prevention & control
MH  - Measles Vaccine/therapeutic use
MH  - Poland/epidemiology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - *Registries
MH  - Urban Population
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2014/11/13 06:00
MHDA- 2015/01/23 06:00
CRDT- 2014/11/13 06:00
PHST- 2014/11/13 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/11/13 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/01/23 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Przegl Epidemiol. 2014;68(3):405-9, 517-20.