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We report an outbreak of measles which started in April 2016 and which, by 13 June, has resulted in 22 confirmed and five probable measles cases occurring in four regions of Ireland. Genotype B3 was identified. We describe the identification, ongoing investigation and control measures being implemented. This outbreak occurs during a period of very low measles transmission in Ireland, with only one confirmed case (imported) notified in 2016 before this event.

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An ongoing measles outbreak linked to a suspected imported case, Ireland, April to June 2016
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Peter+Barrett&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Barrett Peter</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Katerina+Chaintarli&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Chaintarli Katerina</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Fiona+Ryan&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ryan Fiona</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Suzanne+Cotter&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cotter Suzanne</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Anthony+Cronin&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cronin Anthony</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Louise+Carlton&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Carlton Louise</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Mary+MacSweeney&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">MacSweeney Mary</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Mairead+McDonnell&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">McDonnell Mairead</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jeff+Connell&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Connell Jeff</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rose+Fitzgerald&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Fitzgerald Rose</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Douglas+Hamilton&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hamilton Douglas</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Mary+Ward&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ward Mary</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ronan+Glynn&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Glynn Ronan</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Chantal+Migone&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Migone Chantal</a></span>. An ongoing measles outbreak linked to a suspected imported case, Ireland, April to June 2016. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2016;21(27):pii=30277. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.27.30277" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.27.30277</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 21 Jun 2016;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 07 Jul 2016 </span> </p>
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