A measles outbreak in Croatia, 2008

Euro Surveill. 2009 Jan 8;14(1):19083.

Abstract

We report an outbreak of measles in Croatia, involving 49 cases with onset of symptoms between end of April and June 2008. Cases occurred in Zagreb and Slavonski Brod but investigations indicated a common epidemiological link between these two geographically separate regions.

MeSH terms

  • Croatia / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Measles / epidemiology*
  • Population Surveillance*
  • Risk Assessment / methods*
  • Risk Factors