Measles in Healthcare Facilities in the United States During the Postelimination Era, 2001-2014

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Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Aug 15;61(4):615-8. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ387. Epub 2015 May 15.

Measles in Healthcare Facilities in the United States During the Postelimination Era 2001-2014.

Fiebelkorn AP¹ Redd SB¹ Kuhar DT².

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Abstract

Between 2001 and 2014 78 reported measles cases resulted from transmission in US healthcare facilities and 29 healthcare personnel were infected from occupational exposure 1 of whom transmitted measles to a patient. The economic impact of preventing and controlling measles transmission in healthcare facilities was $19 000-$114 286 per case.

Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2015. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.