Ongoing measles outbreak, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 2023 to February 2024.

ABSTRACT: We report on an ongoing measles outbreak in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with 141 cases notified between week 52 2023 and week 6 2024. Among those with known vaccination status, 97% were unvaccinated and the most affected group is children under the age of 5 years (n = 87) who were not vaccinated during the pandemic years. Sixty-eight cases were hospitalised, the most common complications were measles-related pneumonia and diarrhoea. The sequenced measles viruses from four cases belonged to genotype D8.

SUBMITTER: Musa S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10986665 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature