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Volume 32, Number 2—February 2026
Dispatch
Measles Outbreak Driven by Nosocomial Transmission, Armenia, February–July 2023
Karo Palayan
, Ani Manukyan, Gayane Sahakyan, Svetlana Grigoryan, Lilit Karapetyan, Shushan Sargsyan, Artavazd Vanyan, and Pawel Stefanoff
, Ani Manukyan, Gayane Sahakyan, Svetlana Grigoryan, Lilit Karapetyan, Shushan Sargsyan, Artavazd Vanyan, and Pawel Stefanoff
Table 2
Characteristics of cases and transmission chains during measles outbreak driven by nosocomial transmission, Armenia, February–July 2023
| Characteristic |
Transmission chain |
Not linked* |
||
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
||
| No. cases | 177 | 4 | 2 | 104 |
| No. in healthcare facilities | 125 | 2 | 2 | – |
| No. in community settings |
52 |
2 |
0 |
– |
| No. generations |
13 |
2 |
1 |
– |
| No. cases among healthcare workers |
9 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| Vaccination status | ||||
| Not vaccinated | 142 | 4 | 2 | 87 |
| 1 dose | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 doses | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
*Includes cases with unknown infection source and imported cases.
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