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We report an ongoing measles outbreak in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil. As at 3 November 2018, 1,631 cases were confirmed corresponding to an incidence of 75.3 per 100,000 inhabitants; all five sanitary districts presented confirmed cases. Reintroduction of measles virus in Manaus is likely related to the current outbreak in Venezuela and due to recent decline in measles vaccine coverage. Given the current scenario, prevention and control measures should target individuals aged 15–29 years.

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Measles outbreak: preliminary report on a case series of the first 8,070 suspected cases, Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, February to November 2018
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Guilherme+Almeida+Elidio&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Elidio Guilherme Almeida</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Giovanny+Vin%C3%ADcius+Ara%C3%BAjo+de+Fran%C3%A7a&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">França Giovanny Vinícius Araújo de</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Fl%C3%A1via+Caselli+Pacheco&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pacheco Flávia Caselli</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marin%C3%A9lia+Martins+Ferreira&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ferreira Marinélia Martins</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jair+dos+Santos+Pinheiro&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pinheiro Jair dos Santos</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Eliane+Nogueira+Campos&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Campos Eliane Nogueira</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Bernardino+Cl%C3%A1udio+de+Albuquerque&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cláudio de Albuquerque Bernardino</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rosemary+Costa+Pinto&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pinto Rosemary Costa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Angela+Desiree+Carepa+Santos+da+Silva&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Santos da Silva Angela Desiree Carepa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Priscila+Leal+e+Leite&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Leal e Leite Priscila</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Greice+Madeleine+Ikeda+do+Carmo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">do Carmo Greice Madeleine Ikeda</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Andre+Luiz+de+Abreu&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Luiz de Abreu Andre</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Cintia+Paula+Vieira+Carrero&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Carrero Cintia Paula Vieira</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marli+Rocha+de+Abreu&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rocha de Abreu Marli</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Fabiano+Marques+Rosa&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rosa Fabiano Marques</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Cesar+M.+de+Oliveira&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">de Oliveira Cesar M.</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Dirce+Bellezi+Guilhem&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Guilhem Dirce Bellezi</a></span>. Measles outbreak: preliminary report on a case series of the first 8,070 suspected cases, Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, February to November 2018. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2019;24(2):pii=1800663. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.2.1800663" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.2.1800663</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 10 Dec 2018;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 10 Jan 2019 </span> </p>
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