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Measles in Italy, July 2009 to September 2010.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 21 Jul 2011
Filia A, Tavilla A, Bella A, Magurano F, Ansaldi F, Chironna M, Nicoletti L, Palù G, Iannazzo S, Declich S, Rota M C
Abstract excerpt
Outbreaks of measles continue to occur in Italy, as in other European countries. We present here details of cases reported through the Italian enhanced measles surveillance system from July 2009 to September 2010. In total, 2,151 cases were reported, 42% (n=895) of which were laboratory confirmed. The median age of cases was 18 years and 1,709 of 1,856 cases (92%) were unvaccinated. Many cases with complications...
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