Ongoing rubella outbreak in Austria, 2008-2009
| Autor: | Daniela Schmid, H.-W. Kuo, C. Krischka, O. Feenstra, Franz Allerberger, E. Daghofer, Stephan W. Aberle, S Kasper, M Wassermann-Neuhold, Heidemarie Holzmann |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Adolescent Epidemiology Abortion Disease cluster Rubella Disease Outbreaks Young Adult Pregnancy Virology medicine Humans Rubella Vaccine Child Index case business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Outbreak Middle Aged medicine.disease Rubella Infection Austria Child Preschool Female business |
| Zdroj: | Europe PubMed Central |
| Popis: | Since October 2008, a total of 143 cases of rubella have affected the two Austrian provinces Styria and Burgenland. The index case occurred in mid-October 2008, but was not notified to the public health authorities until February 2009, when the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety was asked to investigate a cluster of 32 rubella cases (24 laboratory-confirmed and eight clinically suspected cases). No case of rubella had been reported in the two affected provinces between February 2007 - when statutory notification for rubella was implemented - and mid-October 2008. 113 of the 143 cases (79%) were confirmed: 101 (89.3% of the 113 cases) clinical-laboratory confirmed and 12 clinical-epidemiological confirmed. Thirty cases fulfilled the criteria of a probable outbreak case only (laboratory results or data on epidemiological link are pending). For 140 outbreak cases data on age was known; the median age was 19 years (range: 2-60 years). 20 cases occurred in soldiers in seven military camps in the area. 55 cases (38.5 %) were female. One case of a laboratory-confirmed rubella infection, affecting an unvaccinated pregnant 18-years old native Austrian in the early first trimenon of pregnancy, led to voluntary abortion. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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