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Varicella Outbreaks Among Mexican Adults—Alabama, 2000
Arch Dermatol. 2000;136:1580.
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ON MAY 19, 2000, a physician in southern Alabama reported seven cases of varicella to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH). All the cases were in previously healthy young adults living in an apartment complex in town A and working in a poultry processing plant in nearby town B. On May 24, ADPH invited CDC to assist in outbreak investigation and control. This report summarizes the investigation.
Investigators identified 18 varicella cases among persons with illness onset during April 1–June 22; 14 patients resided in the same apartment complex (Figure 1). Of the 18 cases, 17 were confirmed* and one was probable. Two patients developed severe complications (pneumonia and ataxia with postviral sensory neuritis) and were hospitalized. All the patients were born in Mexico. The median age was 22 years (range: 18–28 years), and 17 were men.
On May 31, ADPH initiated control measures at the apartment . . . [Full Text of this Article] Reported by:
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