Dharmapuri Sadhana, Simpson Karen, Soyemi Kenneth
Department of Pediatrics, John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Cermark Health Services @Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Pan Afr Med J. 2020 Jan 3;35(Suppl 1):2. doi: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.1.20172. eCollection 2020.
The recent US measles outbreak is the largest since 1992. It is just a matter of time before measles is introduced into a juvenile custodial setting. Are we prepared? Should we be prepared? This short article addresses steps institutional settings should take to prevent the spread of measles in a contained setting.
近期美国的麻疹疫情是自1992年以来最严重的。麻疹传入青少年教养机构只是时间问题。我们做好准备了吗?我们应该做好准备吗?这篇短文阐述了机构场所为防止麻疹在封闭环境中传播应采取的措施。