Nosocomial transmission of measles among healthcare workers, Bulgaria, 2010

R Komitova; A Kunchev; Z Mihneva; L Marinova

doi:10.2807/ese.16.15.19842-en

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Nosocomial transmission of measles among healthcare workers, Bulgaria, 2010
R Komitova¹ , A Kunchev² , Z Mihneva³ , L Marinova³
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Affiliations: ¹ University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria ² Communicable Diseases Surveillance Department, Ministry of Health, Sofia, Bulgaria ³ National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Citation style for this article: Komitova R, Kunchev A, Mihneva Z, Marinova L. Nosocomial transmission of measles among healthcare workers, Bulgaria, 2010. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(15):pii=19842. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.16.15.19842-en Received: 11 Apr 2011

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Abstract

This report describes 326 cases of nosocomial transmission of measles with 286 cases among non-healthcare workers who acquired the disease in a hospital setting. Between October 2009 and April 2010, 40 healthcare workers from seven different regions in Bulgaria have contracted the disease.