Ongoing rubella outbreak among adolescents in Salaj, Romania, September 2011–January 2012

D Janta; A Stanescu; E Lupulescu; G Molnar; A Pistol

doi:10.2807/ese.17.07.20089-en

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Ongoing rubella outbreak among adolescents in Salaj, Romania, September 2011–January 2012
D Janta^1,2 , A Stanescu¹ , E Lupulescu³ , G Molnar⁴ , A Pistol¹
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Affiliations: ¹ National Institute of Public Health, National Centre for Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Control, Bucharest, Romania ² European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden ³ National Institute of Research and Development for Microbiology and Immunology ‘Cantacuzino’ – Reference Laboratory for Measles and Rubella, Bucharest, Romania ⁴ Ministry of Health, Bucharest, Romania

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D Janta
denisa.janta insp.gov.ro
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Citation style for this article: Janta D, Stanescu A, Lupulescu E, Molnar G, Pistol A. Ongoing rubella outbreak among adolescents in Salaj, Romania, September 2011–January 2012. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(7):pii=20089. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.07.20089-en Received: 26 Jan 2012

Abstract

A rubella outbreak has been ongoing in Salaj, Romania since September 2011 involving 1,840 probable and confirmed cases among mainly unvaccinated adolescents. The index case had onset of illness on 6 September 2011. The highest number of cases was recorded among 10-14-year-olds and 15-19-year-olds. Complications were recorded for 11 cases and included meningitis and arthritis. Although the peak has passed, surveillance is being maintained in the region.