Identifying Vaccine-associated Rash Illness Amidst a Large Measles Outbreak: Minnesota, 2017
Karen G Martin, Emily Banerjee, Melissa McMahon, Cynthia Kenyon, Anna K. Strain, Miriam Halstead Muscoplat, Paul A. Gastañaduy, Paul A. Rota, Rajal K. Mody, Kristen Ehresmann
Abstract
Characteristics of vaccine-associated rash illness (VARI) and confirmed measles cases were compared during a measles outbreak. Although some clinical differences were noted, measles exposure and identification of the vaccine strain were helpful for public health decision-making. Rapid, vaccine strain-specific diagnostic assays will more efficiently distinguish VARI from measles.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineMeaslesRashOutbreakMeasles vaccineVirologyMeasles virusImmunologyVaccinationDermatologyImmunodeficiency and Autoimmune DisordersPolyomavirus and related diseasesVirology and Viral Diseases