학술논문
Outbreak of Measles in a Residential Home for the Intellectually Disabled in Singapore in 2019.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*PREVENTION of communicable diseases
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*MEASLES
*MEASLES vaccines
*MEDICAL screening
*PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities
*RESIDENTIAL care
*OLD age
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ISSN
0090-0036
Abstract
A measles outbreak involving 19 adults in a home for the intellectually disabled occurred in Singapore in 2019. Further investigation, including a serological survey, was conducted. Mass vaccination and infection control measures were implemented, terminating further secondary transmission. Seropositivity among residents aged 40 to 49 years (90.7%; 95% confidence interval = 78.4%, 96.3%) was lower than among the Singapore adult population (P <.001). This sheltered population, like others previously reported in the literature, had lower measles immunity than the general community, possibly because of limited social interaction. Targeted catch-up vaccination for similarly vulnerable populations should be considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]