Who Gets Measles in EuropeArchived
This article, included in The Journal of Infectious Diseases special supplement on measles and rubella, provides an overview of the affected groups and the public settings in which measles transmission occurred in Europe in 2005–2009.
Mark Muscat JID 2011; 204: S353–S36
This article, included in The Journal of Infectious Diseases special supplement on measles and rubella, provides an overview of the affected groups and the public settings in which measles transmission occurred in Europe in 2005–2009. Individuals susceptible to measles were described and categorized on the basis of factors leading to non-vaccination and vaccine failure.
The study shows that most individuals susceptible to measles are previously uninfected and unvaccinated. The reasons for non-vaccination in individuals eligible for vaccination ranged from lack of information to poor access to health care. Several outbreaks have emerged in Roma and Sinti, Traveller, anthroposophists, and ultra-orthodox Jewish communities, and immigrants identifying them as being particularly at risk. Public settings for transmission included mostly educational and health care facilities.
In an appendix, background information and discussion on the particular groups affected by measles in Europe (Roma communities, Travellers, anthroposophic communities and ultra-orthodox Jewish communities) is presented.