TABLE 3.
2013 sampling date | No. positive/no. tested |
Reported no. of cases during measles epidemic in Bible Belt (2013 period)a | |
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Schools | Residential areas | ||
May 4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 (May 1–7) |
Jun 18 | 1/2 | 0/4 | 69 (Jun 17–23) |
Jul 9 | 0/2 | 2/5b | 180 (Jul 8–14) |
Jul 30 | 0/0 | 2/6 | 124 (Jul 29–Aug 4) |
Sep 10 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 108 (Sep 9–15) |
Sep 24 | 0/2 | 0/4 | 93 (Sep 23–29) |
Oct 8 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 113 (Oct 7–13) |
Nov 5 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 50 (Nov 4–10) |
Nov 19 | 0/3 | 1/3 | 33 (Nov 18–24) |
Dec 3 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 31 (Dec 2–8) |
Totals | 1/25 | 5/31 |
Data from Woudenberg et al. (13).
One of these samples was sequenced and confirmed as belonging to the D8 outbreak strain.