Mumps epidemic in Portugal despite high vaccine coverage - preliminary report

J A Dias; M Cordeiro; M A Afzal; M G Freitas; M. R. Morgado; J. L. Silva; L. M. Nunes; M. G. Lima; F Avilez

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Mumps epidemic in Portugal despite high vaccine coverage - preliminary report
J A Dias¹ , M Cordeiro² , M A Afzal³ , M G Freitas¹ , M. R. Morgado¹ , J. L. Silva⁴ , L. M. Nunes² , M. G. Lima¹ , F Avilez⁵
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Affiliations: ¹ Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Directorate-General of Health, Lisbon , Portugal ² Division of Mother and Child Health, Directorate-General of Health, Lisbon, Portugal ³ Division of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, London, UK ⁴ Division of Communicable Diseases, Directorate-General of Health, Lisbon, Portugal ⁵ Laboratory of Virology, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal

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Citation style for this article: Dias J A, Cordeiro M, Afzal M A, Freitas M G, Morgado M. R., Silva J. L., Nunes L. M., Lima M. G., Avilez F. Mumps epidemic in Portugal despite high vaccine coverage - preliminary report. Euro Surveill. 1996;1(4):pii=160. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.01.04.00160-en

Abstract

A measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) trivalent vaccine was added to Portugal's National Immunisation Programme (NIP) in 1987. All vaccines are given at health centres, free of charge, but an epidemic of mumps began in 1995, firstly in northern Portugal and