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Ongoing large measles outbreak with nosocomial transmission in Milan, northern Italy, March-August 2017.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 17 Aug 2017
Amendola Antonella, Bianchi Silvia, Frati Elena R, Ciceri Giulia, Faccini Marino, Senatore Sabrina, Colzani Daniela, Lamberti Anna, Baggieri Melissa, Cereda Danilo, Gramegna Maria, Nicoletti Loredana, Magurano Fabio, Tanzi Elisabetta
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A large measles outbreak has been ongoing in Milan and surrounding areas. From 1 March to 30 June 2017, 203 measles cases were laboratory-confirmed (108 sporadic cases and 95 related to 47 clusters). Phylogenetic analysis revealed the co-circulation of two different genotypes, D8 and B3. Both genotypes caused nosocomial clusters in two hospitals. The rapid analysis of epidemiological and phylogenetic data allowed...
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