Volume 7, Number 7—June 2001
Research
Measles Outbreak in a Community with Very Low Vaccine Coverage, the Netherlands
Table 2
Clinical case classification | Number | Number providing biological samples | Positive laboratory confirmation |
---|---|---|---|
Confirmed | 110 | 41 | 34a |
Suspected | 103 | 10 | 5a |
Noncase |
369 |
48 |
5b |
Total | 582 | 99c | 44 |
aAll 12 clinically confirmed and suspected cases without laboratory confirmation had no rash until 3-20 days after sampling.
bDetails on these 5 persons are in Table 4.
cHere, 99 persons with laboratory case classification are shown instead of 100 as in Table 1, since 1 person did not provide blood and throat swab specimens, but only saliva and urine.
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