Case Definition -
Measles (Measles virus)
Clinical criteria
Any person with fever AND maculo-papular rash AND at least one of the following three:
- Cough
- Coryza
- Conjunctivitis
Laboratory criteria
At least one of the following four:
- Isolation of measles virus from a clinical specimen
- Detection of measles virus nucleic acid in a clinical specimen
- Measles virus specific antibody response characteristic for acute infection in serum or saliva
- Detection of measles virus antigen by DFA in a clinical specimen using measles specific monoclonal antibodies
Laboratory results need to be interpreted according to the vaccination status. If recently vaccinated, investigate for wild virus.
Epidemiological criteria
An epidemiological link by human to human transmission
Case classification
A. Possible case
Any person meeting the clinical criteria
B. Probable case
Any person meeting the clinical criteria and with an epidemiological link
C. Confirmed case
Any person not recently vaccinated and meeting the clinical and the laboratory criteria
Current as of: 24 January 2019
Information, Data and Reports for
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Measles
- Resources
- Surveillance Reports
- Guidance
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Publications
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Measles Publications Archive
- 1,221 Reported Cases of Measles So Far This Year - 997 of These Cases in Eastern Regional Health Authority
- 1597 Reported Cases of Measles So Far This Year - 1248 of These Cases in Eastern Regional Health Authority. Measles epidemics occur because Irish Children are not being vaccinated. Protect Your Children Against This Virulent Life-Threatening Infection
- 930 Reported Cases of Measles So Far This Year
- Football fans warned about measles vaccination following major disease outbreaks in Euro 2008 host countries
- HPSC urges parents to get their children vaccinated against measles as ongoing outbreak leaves child severely ill in hospital
- HPSC urges parents to get their children vaccinated following measles outbreak
- National Disease Surveillance Centre Warns of Outbreak of Measles in the Eastern Health Board and Strongly Advises Parents To Get Their Children Vaccinated
- System needed to identify at risk children in event of measles outbreak in schools and creches. 'Legislation needed to record immunisation status of children'
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Measles Publications Archive
- Surveillance Forms
- Case Definition
Ireland’s specialist service for the surveillance of communicable diseases.