Ongoing outbreak with well over 4,000 measles cases in Italy from January to end August 2017 − what is making elimination so difficult?

We report an ongoing measles outbreak in Italy, with over 4,400 cases reported in 20 Regions from January to August 2017. Median age was 27 years, 88% of the cases were unvaccinated. The highest incidence was in infants below one year of age and 7% of cases occurred among healthcare workers. Three d...

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Autores principales: Filia, Antonietta, Bella, Antonino, Del Manso, Martina, Baggieri, Melissa, Magurano, Fabio, Rota, Maria Cristina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2017
Materias:
Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5607657/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28933342
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.37.30614

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5607657/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28933342
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.37.30614

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