Literature DB >> 30445191

Measles in Italy: Viral strains and crossing borders.

Fabio Magurano1, Melissa Baggieri2, Francesca Mazzilli3, Paola Bucci4, Antonella Marchi5, Loredana Nicoletti6.   

Abstract

In 2017, Italy experienced one of the largest outbreaks of measles in recent years, with 5404 notified cases and 4347 confirmed cases. A further 2029 cases were notified during the first 6 months of 2018, and 1516 of them were laboratory-confirmed. The B3 and D8 genotypes were identified as those responsible for the outbreak. Possible transmission routes can be established by monitoring the circulating measles virus strains in support of the national health authorities to warn people and travellers.
Copyright © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

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Keywords:  Genotype identification; Measles; Outbreak; Surveillance

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Year:  2018        PMID: 30445191     DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.11.005

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Int J Infect Dis        ISSN: 1201-9712            Impact factor:   3.623


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3.  Epidemiological Investigation and Virus Tracing of a Measles Outbreak in Zhoushan Islands, China, 2019.

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