Grammens Tine, Schirvel Carole, Leenen Sylvie, Shodu Nathalie, Hutse Veronik, Mendes da Costa Elise, Sabbe Martine
Service of Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, Department of Public Health and Surveillance, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium.
Infectious Disease Surveillance Unit, Agence pour une Vie de Qualité (AVIQ), Walloon region, Charleroi, Belgium.
Euro Surveill. 2017 Apr 27;22(17). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.17.30524.
We describe characteristics of an ongoing measles outbreak in Wallonia, Belgium, and difficulties in control measures implementation. As at 12 March 2017, 177 measles cases were notified, of which 50% were 15 years and older, 49% female. Atypical clinical presentation and severe complications, mainly among adults, in combination with late notification, low or unknown vaccination coverage of contacts, infected healthcare workers and increased workload due to contact tracing, are the main concerns for outbreak management.
我们描述了比利时瓦隆大区正在发生的麻疹疫情的特征，以及控制措施实施过程中遇到的困难。截至2017年3月12日，共报告了177例麻疹病例，其中50%为15岁及以上人群，49%为女性。非典型临床表现和严重并发症主要发生在成人中，再加上报告延迟、接触者疫苗接种覆盖率低或情况不明、医护人员感染以及因接触者追踪导致工作量增加，这些都是疫情管理的主要担忧。
