- G Jones1, S Haeghebaert1, B Merlin2, D Antona3, N Simon4, M Elmouden5, F Battist6, M Janssens7, K Wyndels1, P Chaud1
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsAffiliations: 1 French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie regional office, Lille, France 2 Regional health agency Nord-Pas-de-Calais Picardie (ARS), Lille, France 3 French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), Saint Maurice, France 4 Etablissement de préparation et de réponse aux urgences sanitaires (EPRUS), Paris, France 5 Medical centres for vulnerable populations, Calais Hospital and refugee camp, Calais, France 6 Emergency ward and health care unit for vulnerable patients, Calais hospital, Calais, France 7 Médecins sans frontières (MSF), Paris, FranceSylvie Haeghebaertsylvie.haeghebaert ars.sante.fr
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Citation style for this article: Jones G, Haeghebaert S, Merlin B, Antona D, Simon N, Elmouden M, Battist F, Janssens M, Wyndels K, Chaud P. Measles outbreak in a refugee settlement in Calais, France: January to February 2016. Euro Surveill. 2016;21(11):pii=30167. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.11.30167 Received: 01 Mar 2016; Accepted: 17 Mar 2016
Measles outbreak in a refugee settlement in Calais, France: January to February 2016
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We report a measles outbreak in a refugee settlement in Calais, France, between 5 January and 11 February 2016. In total, 13 confirmed measles cases were identified among migrants, healthcare workers in hospital and volunteers working on site. A large scale vaccination campaign was carried out in the settlement within two weeks of outbreak notification. In total, 60% of the estimated target population of 3,500 refugees was vaccinated during the week-long campaign.

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