ABSTRACT
In recent years, the number of US measles cases has increased, and outbreaks in adults continue to be reported in communities with a high number of unvaccinated people. These trends underscore the need for high overall measles vaccination coverage, and for physicians to entertain the diagnosis of measles in adult patients with a febrile illness and rash.
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- Camille Sabella, MD⇑
- ADDRESS
: Camille Sabella, MD, Center for Pediatric Infectious Diseases, S25, Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail sabellc{at}ccf.org.
ABSTRACT
In recent years, the number of US measles cases has increased, and outbreaks in adults continue to be reported in communities with a high number of unvaccinated people. These trends underscore the need for high overall measles vaccination coverage, and for physicians to entertain the diagnosis of measles in adult patients with a febrile illness and rash.
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