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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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Measles outbreak in a refugee settlement in Calais, France: January to February 2016
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=G+Jones&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Jones G</a>, <a href="/search?value1=S+Haeghebaert&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Haeghebaert S</a>, <a href="/search?value1=B+Merlin&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Merlin B</a>, <a href="/search?value1=D+Antona&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Antona D</a>, <a href="/search?value1=N+Simon&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Simon N</a>, <a href="/search?value1=M+Elmouden&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Elmouden M</a>, <a href="/search?value1=F+Battist&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Battist F</a>, <a href="/search?value1=M+Janssens&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Janssens M</a>, <a href="/search?value1=K+Wyndels&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Wyndels K</a>, <a href="/search?value1=P+Chaud&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Chaud P</a></span>. Measles outbreak in a refugee settlement in Calais, France: January to February 2016. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2016;21(11):pii=30167. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.11.30167" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.11.30167</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 01 Mar 2016;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 17 Mar 2016 </span> </p>
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