Outbreak of a new measles B3 variant in the Roma/Sinti population with transmission in the nosocomial setting, Italy, November 2015 to April 2016.

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.20.30235

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Outbreak of a new measles B3 variant in the Roma/Sinti population with transmission in the nosocomial setting, Italy, November 2015 to April 2016.

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 19 May 2016

Filia Antonietta, Amendola Antonella, Faccini Marino, Del Manso Martina, Senatore Sabrina, Bianchi Silvia, Borrini Bianca Maria, Ciampelli Alessio, Tanzi Elisabetta, Filipponi Maria Teresa, Piccirilli Giulia, Lazzarotto Tiziana, Pascucci Maria Grazia, Baggieri Melissa, Magurano Fabio

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A measles outbreak occurred from November 2015 to April 2016 in two northern Italian regions, affecting the Roma/Sinti ethnic population and nosocomial setting. Overall, 67 cases were reported. Median age of 43 cases in three Roma/Sinti camps was four years, nosocomial cases were mainly adults. The outbreak was caused by a new measles virus B3.1 variant. Immunisation resources and strategies should be directed at...

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DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.20.30235

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