Abstract

Ongoing Measles Outbreak in Orthodox Jewish Community, London, UK

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  • To the Editor: Measles outbreaks have been reported in Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities across Europe and Israel (1–5)

  • We describe an ongoing outbreak within the largest European Orthodox Jewish community, based in London, focused in Hackney (6)

  • After serologic confirmation of measles in the index case-patient, an unvaccinated Orthodox Jewish 4-year-old from Hackney, the case was reported to the Health Protection Team (HPT) on December 20, 2012

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9. Robinson JB, Eremeeva ME, Olson PE, Thornton SA, Medina MJ, Sumner JW, et al New approaches to detection and identification of Rickettsia africae and Ehrlichia ruminantium in Amblyomma variegatum (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks from the Caribbean. Ongoing Measles Outbreak in Orthodox Jewish Community, London, UK To the Editor: Measles outbreaks have been reported in Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities across Europe and Israel (1–5).

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