Giuseppe
Emeritus
Spotlight on measles 2010: Increased measles transmission in Ferrara, Italy, despite high vaccination coverage, March to May 2010 (Abstract, edited)
[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 15, Issue 50, 16 December 2010
Rapid communications
Spotlight on measles 2010: Increased measles transmission in Ferrara, Italy, despite high vaccination coverage, March to May 2010
M Cova 1, A Cucchi 2, G Turl? 2, B Codec? 2, O Buriani 1, G Gabutti 2
1. Public Health Department, Local Health Unit, Ferrara, Italy
2. Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Citation style for this article: Cova M, Cucchi A, Turl? G, Codec? B, Buriani O, Gabutti G. Spotlight on measles 2010: Increased measles transmission in Ferrara, Italy, despite high vaccination coverage, March to May 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(50)
ii=19747. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19747
Date of submission: 17 November 2010
We report an increase in the incidence of measles in a population with consistently high and improving immunisation coverage in Ferrara province, northern Italy. During the first six months of 2010, 19 cases were confirmed, 10 of which were hospitalised. General practitioners, paediatricians and local healthcare authorities were alerted about the outbreak and asked to notify all suspected cases. We need to further increase immunisation coverage and to maintain and implement the monitoring system.
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[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 15, Issue 50, 16 December 2010
Rapid communications
Spotlight on measles 2010: Increased measles transmission in Ferrara, Italy, despite high vaccination coverage, March to May 2010
M Cova 1, A Cucchi 2, G Turl? 2, B Codec? 2, O Buriani 1, G Gabutti 2
1. Public Health Department, Local Health Unit, Ferrara, Italy
2. Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Citation style for this article: Cova M, Cucchi A, Turl? G, Codec? B, Buriani O, Gabutti G. Spotlight on measles 2010: Increased measles transmission in Ferrara, Italy, despite high vaccination coverage, March to May 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(50)
ii=19747. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19747Date of submission: 17 November 2010
We report an increase in the incidence of measles in a population with consistently high and improving immunisation coverage in Ferrara province, northern Italy. During the first six months of 2010, 19 cases were confirmed, 10 of which were hospitalised. General practitioners, paediatricians and local healthcare authorities were alerted about the outbreak and asked to notify all suspected cases. We need to further increase immunisation coverage and to maintain and implement the monitoring system.
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