Abstract
For the last three years, Austria has been considered a low-moderate incidence country (< 1/100,000/year) for measles [1] and the last significant measles outbreak occurred in 2003 involving 64 cases [2].
Highlights
For the last three years, Austria has been considered a lowmoderate incidence country (< 1/100,000/year) for measles [1] and the last significant measles outbreak occurred in 2003 involving 64 cases [2].around Easter in March 2008, the health authorities identified a measles outbreak in the Austrian province of Salzburg in an anthroposophic school and day-care centre
Outcomes of the International Meeting on Measles In addition to the rapid assessment of the specific Austrian situation an international meeting was convened on 17 April at the Ministry of Health
Information to stress the importance of measles vaccination to all European citizens with a special emphasis on participants of the EURO 2008 is planned to be published on the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) website
Summary
For the last three years, Austria has been considered a lowmoderate incidence country (< 1/100,000/year) for measles [1] and the last significant measles outbreak occurred in 2003 involving 64 cases [2].around Easter in March 2008, the health authorities identified a measles outbreak in the Austrian province of Salzburg in an anthroposophic school and day-care centre. The threat of the development of a major multi-state outbreak just about two months ahead of the upcoming European Football Championship (EURO 2008, June 6-29, 2008; jointly hosted by Switzerland and Austria) gave rise to considerable concerns leading the Austrian Ministry of Health (MoH) to invite a team from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) for a rapid assessment of the situation.
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