Measles Outbreak Coinciding with a Seasonal Flu Pandemic: Clinical Pearls from Experience

Abstract

We experienced a measles outbreak that coincided with a seasonal influenza pandemic. We proactively prevented the transmission of the disease to contacts in the outpatient clinic; from two new patients, there were two secondary infections other than household infections. For most contacts in the emergency room, despite the busy season, careful triage by interview, space separation measures according to symptoms, and extraction of high-risk contacts such as unvaccinated infants and pregnant women proved to be effective. Other challenges that emerged in this experience and potential countermeasures for them are also discussed in this paper.