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标题：Measles in Victoria 1992 to 1996: the importance of laboratory confirmation
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作者：Stephen Lambert
期刊名称：Communicable Diseases Intelligence
印刷版ISSN：1447-4514
电子版ISSN：1445-4866
出版年度：1998
卷号：22
期号：2
出版社：Government Department of Health and Ageing
摘要：Australia had a major measles epidemic in 1993 and 1994, which appeared to by-pass Victoria.Victorian notification and laboratory testing data for measles, and public hospital discharge codes ,from 1992 to 1996, were reviewed. The rate of measles notification in Victoria fell between 1992 a nd1996. By contrast the national notification rate increased markedly in 1993 and 1994. Theproportion of measles tests performed at the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory(VIDRL) which were positive increased for all age groups in 1993 and 1994. This increase washighest for the 15 to 19 years age group. The hospital discharge codes demonstrated an increase inthe number of admissions for measles in 1993 and 1994, largely for adolescents and younger adults.These data suggest Victoria had an age group specific measles outbreak, the magnitude of which was not reflected by the passive notification system. Reasons why younger age groups in Victoriaappeared to avoid the epidemic are unclear