Abstract
Since the beginning of the outbreak in 2008 and through the national early warning system [3], the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) received a total of 42 notifications of nosocomial transmission events (three in 2008, 10 in 2009 and 29 since January 2010). Among the notified events, 30 involved at least one HCW, and 44 of 61 cases (72%) were HCWs. Two of the three nosocomial transmission events in 2008 occurred in spite of a low prevalence of measles susceptibility in HCWs [4-7].
Highlights
Since the beginning of the outbreak in 2008 and through the national early warning system [3], the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) received a total of 42 notifications of nosocomial transmission events
30 involved at least one healthcare workers (HCWs), and 44 of 61 cases (72%) were HCWs
We agree with Botelho-Nevers et al that due to the high contagiousness of measles, its control in healthcare settings can not rely only on barrier measures and that all efforts should be made to ensure that HCW are properly immunised
Summary
Since the beginning of the outbreak in 2008 and through the national early warning system [3], the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) received a total of 42 notifications of nosocomial transmission events (three in 2008, 10 in 2009 and 29 since January 2010). 30 involved at least one HCW, and 44 of 61 cases (72%) were HCWs. Two of the three nosocomial transmission events in 2008 occurred in spite of a low prevalence of measles susceptibility in HCWs [4,5,6,7].
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