PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO A MEASLES OUTBREAK IN A LARGE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, QUEENSLAND, 2013

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Chatterji, Madhumati [1 ,2 ]
Baldwin, Anne M. [3 ]
Prakash, Rajendra [4 ]
Vlack, Susan A. [5 ,6 ]
Lambert, Stephen B. [7 ,8 ]
机构
[1] Univ Queensland, Cent Queensland Publ Hlth Unit, Cent Queensland Hosp & Hlth Serv, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
[2] Univ Queensland, Fac Med & Biomed Sci, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
[3] Sunshine Coast Hosp & Hlth Serv, Sunshine Coast Publ Hlth Unit, Maroochydore, Qld, Australia
[4] Queensland Hlth, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
[5] Univ Queensland, Metro North Publ Hlth Unit, Metro North Hosp & Hlth Serv, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
[6] Univ Queensland, Fac Med & Biomed Sci, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
[7] Univ Queensland, Communicable Dis Unit, Queensland Hlth, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
[8] Univ Queensland, Queensland Childrens Med Res Inst, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
关键词
measles; prisoner; justice; correctional; offender; outbreak; epidemic; Queensland; guidelines; vaccination;
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R51 [传染病];
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摘要
This report documents the prompt, co-ordinated and effective public health response to a measles outbreak in Queensland in 2013. There were 17 cases in a large, high-security, regional correctional facility, a setting with unique challenges. Recommendations are provided to reduce the likelihood and magnitude of measles outbreaks in correctional facilities.
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页码:E294 / E297
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