Measles Virus Imported by International Traveler in Jiangsu Province of China, in 2018 and 2019

Measles Virus Imported by International Traveler in Jiangsu Province of China, in 2018 and 2019

Measles remains a public health concern in many regions, and the imported measles cases continue to challenge the measles elimination program for most of the countries where measles was verified to be eliminated or approaching elimination. The imported measles cases have been reported since October,...

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Main Authors: Ying Hu, Xiuying Deng, Peishan Lu, Hongxiong Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7318582
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spelling doaj-db6cef653ec846f0a3ccf483e71b4ae12021-07-02T07:17:32ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95321918-14932020-01-01202010.1155/2020/73185827318582Measles Virus Imported by International Traveler in Jiangsu Province of China, in 2018 and 2019Ying Hu0Xiuying Deng1Peishan Lu2Hongxiong Guo3Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, ChinaJiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, ChinaJiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, ChinaJiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, ChinaMeasles remains a public health concern in many regions, and the imported measles cases continue to challenge the measles elimination program for most of the countries where measles was verified to be eliminated or approaching elimination. The imported measles cases have been reported since October, 2017, in Jiangsu province, China. In this study, we reported the first imported B3 genotype measles virus from Egypt and the second imported D8 genotype measles virus from Philippines through international traveling. No secondary measles cases were found after these imported cases. Our findings highlighted the importance of measles vaccination targeting international travelers in China.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7318582
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author Ying Hu
Xiuying Deng
Peishan Lu
Hongxiong Guo
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Xiuying Deng
Peishan Lu
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Measles Virus Imported by International Traveler in Jiangsu Province of China, in 2018 and 2019
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
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Xiuying Deng
Peishan Lu
Hongxiong Guo
author_sort Ying Hu
title Measles Virus Imported by International Traveler in Jiangsu Province of China, in 2018 and 2019
title_short Measles Virus Imported by International Traveler in Jiangsu Province of China, in 2018 and 2019
title_full Measles Virus Imported by International Traveler in Jiangsu Province of China, in 2018 and 2019
title_fullStr Measles Virus Imported by International Traveler in Jiangsu Province of China, in 2018 and 2019
title_full_unstemmed Measles Virus Imported by International Traveler in Jiangsu Province of China, in 2018 and 2019
title_sort measles virus imported by international traveler in jiangsu province of china, in 2018 and 2019
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
issn 1712-9532
1918-1493
publishDate 2020-01-01
description Measles remains a public health concern in many regions, and the imported measles cases continue to challenge the measles elimination program for most of the countries where measles was verified to be eliminated or approaching elimination. The imported measles cases have been reported since October, 2017, in Jiangsu province, China. In this study, we reported the first imported B3 genotype measles virus from Egypt and the second imported D8 genotype measles virus from Philippines through international traveling. No secondary measles cases were found after these imported cases. Our findings highlighted the importance of measles vaccination targeting international travelers in China.
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