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Description of two measles outbreaks in the Lazio Region, Italy (2006-2007). Importance of pockets of low vaccine coverage in sustaining the infection

BACKGROUND: Despite the launch of the national plan for measles elimination, in Italy, immunization coverage remains suboptimal and outbreaks continue to occur. Two measles outbreaks, occurred in Lazio region during 2006-2007, were investigated to identify sources of infection, transmission routes,...

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Autores principales: Curtale, Filippo, Perrelli, Fabrizio, Mantovani, Jessica, Atti, Marta Ciofi degli, Filia, Antonietta, Nicoletti, Loredana, Magurano, Fabio, Borgia, Piero, Di Lallo, Domenico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3161360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20219143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-62