Two cases of mild IgM-negative measles in previously vaccinated adults, the Netherlands, April and July 2011

Euro Surveill. 2011 Dec 1;16(48):20028.

Abstract

We describe two cases of mild, modified measles in fully vaccinated adults in the Netherlands. The mildness of disease, the lack of an IgM antibody response, the relatively low amounts of virus detected and the fact that no additional cases were reported, suggests that these vaccinated patients were less contagious than unvaccinated patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin M / blood*
  • Measles / diagnosis*
  • Measles / epidemiology
  • Measles / immunology
  • Measles Vaccine / administration & dosage
  • Measles Vaccine / immunology
  • Measles virus / genetics
  • Measles virus / immunology
  • Netherlands / epidemiology
  • RNA, Viral / analysis*
  • RNA, Viral / urine
  • Saliva / virology
  • Travel

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Measles Vaccine
  • RNA, Viral