Following the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) threat assessment brief regarding increased measles case numbers and outbreaks in Europe, we investigated sewage samples from different wastewater treatment plants in Belgium for the presence of measles virus (MV). Samples taken from Brussels North were found to contain MV, which could be characterized as genotype D8. Twelve measles cases were reported in the Brussels capital region in February/March 2024, but additional infections are likely occurring under the radar.

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2024 年 3 月，比利时布鲁塞尔首都地区废水中检测到 D8 基因型麻疹病毒

根据欧洲疾病预防和控制中心 (ECDC) 关于欧洲麻疹病例数量增加和疫情爆发的威胁评估简报，我们调查了比利时不同废水处理厂的污水样本中是否存在麻疹病毒 (MV)。从布鲁塞尔北部采集的样本被发现含有 MV，其特征为基因型 D8。 2024 年 2 月/3 月，布鲁塞尔首都地区报告了 12 例麻疹病例，但可能会出现其他感染病例。