Measles / Rubeola
1990 Case Definition
Measles / Rubeola
1990 Case Definition
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1990 Case Definition
Clinical Description
An illness characterized by all of the following clinical features:
- A generalized rash lasting greater than or equal to 3 days
- A temperature greater than or equal to 38.3°C (101°F)
- Cough, or coryza, or conjunctivitis
Laboratory Criteria For Diagnosis
- Isolation of measles virus from a clinical specimen, OR
- Significant rise in measles antibody level by any standard serologic assay, OR
- Positive serologic test for measles immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody
Case Classification
Suspected
Any rash illness with fever
Probable
Meets the clinical case definition, has no or noncontributory serologic or virologic testing, and is not epidemiologically linked to a probable or confirmed case
Confirmed
A case that is laboratory confirmed or that meets the clinical case definition and is epidemiologically linked to a confirmed or probable case. A laboratory-confirmed case does not need to meet the clinical case definition.
Comments
Two probable cases that are epidemiologically linked would be considered confirmed, even in the absence of laboratory confirmation. Only confirmed cases should be reported to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS).
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Last Reviewed: April 16, 2021