Increased reports of measles in a low endemic region during a rubella outbreak in adult populations

Takako Kurata; Daiki Kanbayashi; Hiroshi Nishimura; Jun Komano; Tetsuo Kase; Kazuo Takahashi

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.02.022

Increased reports of measles in a low endemic region during a rubella outbreak in adult populations

Am J Infect Control. 2015 Jun;43(6):653-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.02.022. Epub 2015 Apr 1.

Authors

Takako Kurata¹, Daiki Kanbayashi¹, Hiroshi Nishimura¹, Jun Komano², Tetsuo Kase¹, Kazuo Takahashi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Osaka, Japan.
² Department of Infectious Diseases, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Osaka, Japan; Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan. Electronic address: komano@nnh.hosp.go.jp.

PMID: 25841649
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.02.022

Abstract

In 2013, a rubella outbreak was observed in Japan, Romania, and Poland. The outbreak in Japan was accompanied by an increase of measles reports, especially from a region where measles is highly controlled. This was attributed to the adult populations affected by this rubella outbreak, similarity of clinical signs between rubella and measles, sufficiently small impact of measles outbreaks from neighboring nations, and elimination levels of measles endemicity. Current and future concerns for measles control are discussed.

Keywords: Epidemiology; Measles; Outbreak; Rubella.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Child
Disease Outbreaks*
Endemic Diseases*
Female
Humans
Infant
Japan / epidemiology
Male
Measles / epidemiology*
Poland / epidemiology
Romania / epidemiology
Rubella / epidemiology*