Measles outbreaks – potential threat for health care professionals

Westgeest, A.C.; Mooij, D. de; Eger, Christoph; Delfos, Nathalie M; Feltz, M. van der; Visser, Leo G.; Groeneveld, Geert H.

doi:10.1016/j.infpip.2020.100074

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“…[ 6 ] A study from the Netherlands also highlighted that measles immunity among HCWs was suboptimal. [ 7 ] In the above studies, protection against measles was defined by a documented history of having been twice vaccinated, or the presence of measles-specific IgG antibody titer >16.50 AU/mL.…”

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Measles in immunized medical residents

Bansal

Srivastava

Aggarwal

et al. 2021

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Measles is a vaccine-preventable disease that continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children and young adults across the world. Immunization efforts have reduced the incidence of measles over the last 3 decades, but outbreaks are seen in high-transmission areas with susceptible populations, as is seen in hospitals and student campuses. The protection offered by prior vaccination may wean off over time making vaccinated individuals susceptible to infection. Hence, catch-up immunization drives should be undertaken for vulnerable populations such as healthcare personnel, along with routine immunization programs, with the goal to eliminate measles in the future. This case series presents measles in two of our medical residents who got infected despite being vaccinated in childhood.

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confidence: 99%

Measles in immunized medical residents

Bansal

Srivastava

Aggarwal

et al. 2021

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Vaccine-Preventable Disease Outbreaks Among Healthcare Workers: A Scoping Review

Hasan,

Lynch,

King

et al. 2024

Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Background Outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) in health care workers (HCWs) can result in morbidity and mortality and cause significant disruptions to health care services, patients and visitors as well as an added burden on the health system. This scoping review is aimed to describe the epidemiology of VPD outbreaks in HCW, caused by diseases which are prevented by the ten vaccines recommended by World Health Organization (WHO) for HCWs. Methods In April 2022 CINAHL, MEDLINE, Global Health and EMBASE were searched for all articles reporting on VPD outbreaks in HCWs since the year 2000. Articles were included regardless of language and study type. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of VPD outbreaks were described. Results Our search found 9363 articles, of which 216 met inclusion criteria. Studies describing six of the ten VPDs were found: influenza, measles, varicella, tuberculosis, pertussis and rubella. Most articles (93%) were from high- and upper middle-income countries. While most outbreaks occurred in hospitals, several influenza outbreaks were reported in long term care facilities. Based on available data, vaccination rates amongst HCWs were rarely reported. Conclusion We describe several VPD outbreaks in HCWs from 2000 to April 2022. The review emphasises the need to understand the factors influencing outbreaks in HCWs and highlight importance of vaccination amongst HCWs.

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