Table 3. Four measles outbreaks by region and vaccination status of case patients.
Region | Outbreak details | Vaccination status (%) | ||||||
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Size | Mean age (range) | Duration (weeks) | Transmission setting † | 0 | 1 | 2 | Unknown | |
Gyeongnam | 74 | 18 y (5 mo—40 y) | 20 | School (1), Hospital (4), Household (5) | 39 (52.7) | 21 (28.4) | 4 (5.4) | 10 (13.5) |
Northern Gyeonggi | 25 | 27 y (16 d—37 y) | 13 | Hospital (1), Household (4) | 21 (84.0) | 1 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (12.0) |
Southern Gyeonggi | 4 | 1 y (11 mo—2 y) | 2 | Hospital (1) | 4 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Seoul | 2 | 5 y (4–7 y) | 3 | Household (1) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
† Location of additional measles cases during the outbreak.