Measles outbreak linked to European B3 outbreaks, Wales, United Kingdom, 2017
Eurosurveillance·
- DOI
- 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2017.22.42.17-00673
- PMID
- 29067903
- PMCID
- PMC5710116
- OpenAlex
- W2767119704
- Study type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
The outbreak occurred after the United Kingdom had achieved interrupted endemic measles transmission for 36 months in 2016, illustrating the ongoing risk of imported measles cases.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
This article describes a measles outbreak investigation in Wales during 2017, focusing on a B3 genotype strain linked to other European outbreaks.
Study design
This is a descriptive outbreak investigation published in a peer-reviewed journal, summarizing epidemiological characteristics of cases identified between May and September 2017.
Population and setting
The outbreak occurred in south-east Wales, United Kingdom, with cases distributed primarily in education and healthcare settings.
Main findings
The investigation identified 17 confirmed measles cases and 1 probable case. Six confirmed cases attended healthcare settings while infectious without isolation. The outbreak was linked to B3 genotype strains circulating in other European countries.
Public-health relevance
The outbreak occurred after the United Kingdom had achieved interrupted endemic measles transmission for 36 months in 2016, illustrating the ongoing risk of imported measles cases.
Important limitations
This summary is limited to the supplied single-article abstract/metadata and may not reflect the full scope of the original study's limitations, methods, or detailed findings. The original paper would be required for decision-grade interpretation.
GIDS interpretation
This article is indexed in Eurosurveillance under outbreak investigation and vaccination topics. The study provides epidemiological data on measles transmission in a post-elimination context. No connection to current surveillance signals is made.
Related GIDS surveillance
Literature context does not validate, explain, or change a surveillance signal. Exact and contextual relationships are shown separately.
Evidence relationships
This article has 15 auditable classifier relationships to diseases, places, topics, and study design.