Measles outbreak in a Roma community in the Eastern region of Slovakia, May to October 2018

Slovenian Journal of Public Health

Štefkovičová Mária¹  Nováková Elena²  Zibolenová Jana²  Baška Tibor²  Švihrová Viera²  Hudečková Henrieta²  Malinovská Nora²  Novák Martin²  Mečochová Adriana³  Mikas Ján³  Staroňová Edita³  Polčičová Alexandra³  Stašková Janka⁴ 

[1] Alexander Dubček University in Trenčín, TrenčínSlovak Republic;Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Department of Public Health, Malá Hora 11149/4B, 03601Martin, Slovak Republic;National Public Health Authority SR in Bratislava, BratislavaSlovak Republic;Regional Public Health Authority in Michalovce, MichalovceSlovak Republic;

关键词: measles;    roma, outbreak;    vaccination coverage;    ošpice;    romi;    izbruh;    precepljenost;   

DOI  :  10.2478/sjph-2020-0028

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Despite the effective National Immunization Programme of Slovakia, some population groups are incompletely vaccinated or unvaccinated. We aimed to describe the measles outbreak spread in Eastern Slovakia between May and October 2018, affecting the Roma communities in relation to the existing immunity gaps.

【 授权许可】

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