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Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-04/idso-mou042711.php
Public release date: 29-Apr-2011
Contact: John Heys
jheys@idsociety.org
703-299-0412
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Measles outbreak underscores need for continued vigilance in health care settings
[EMBARGOED FOR APRIL 29, 2011] The U.S. measles vaccination program has been successful in eliminating endemic measles in the United States; yet this success has provided challenges that require ongoing vigilance for the rapid identification and response to measles cases in health care settings. In 2008, the largest reported health care-associated measles outbreak in the United States since 1989 occurred in Tucson, Arizona, costing approximately $800,000 in response and containment efforts. In a report published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases and available online, researchers identify preventive measures hospitals and health care facilities can implement to reduce the likelihood and decrease the economic impact of a future measles outbreak in these settings...
Public release date: 29-Apr-2011
Contact: John Heys
jheys@idsociety.org
703-299-0412
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Measles outbreak underscores need for continued vigilance in health care settings
[EMBARGOED FOR APRIL 29, 2011] The U.S. measles vaccination program has been successful in eliminating endemic measles in the United States; yet this success has provided challenges that require ongoing vigilance for the rapid identification and response to measles cases in health care settings. In 2008, the largest reported health care-associated measles outbreak in the United States since 1989 occurred in Tucson, Arizona, costing approximately $800,000 in response and containment efforts. In a report published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases and available online, researchers identify preventive measures hospitals and health care facilities can implement to reduce the likelihood and decrease the economic impact of a future measles outbreak in these settings...