Measles outbreaks in London, United Kingdom - a preliminary report

R Heathcock; C Watts

doi:10.2807/ese.13.15.18829-en

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Measles outbreaks in London, United Kingdom - a preliminary report
R Heathcock¹ , C Watts²
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Affiliations: ¹ South East London Health Protection Unit, London, United Kingdom ² Lewisham Primary Care Trust, London, United Kingdom

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R Heathcock
rachel.heathcock lambethpct.nhs.uk
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Citation style for this article: Heathcock R, Watts C. Measles outbreaks in London, United Kingdom - a preliminary report. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(15):pii=18829. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.15.18829-en Received: 09 Apr 2008

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Abstract

2007 saw the highest number of measles cases reported in England and Wales since current surveillance began in 1995, with 971 confirmed cases reported, compared with 740 reported in 2006 [1]. London was the region with the highest number of cases, and a large outbreak of measles in north-east London contributed to this high number of cases [2]. There were several outbreaks of measles elsewhere in Europe in 2007, and case have been reported this year in Switzerland [3], France [4] and Denmark [5].