An outbreak of measles including nosocomial transmission in Apulia, south-east Italy, January-March 2008 - a preliminary report

G Caputi; S Tafuri; M Chironna; D Martinelli; A Sallustio; A Falco; C A Germinario; R Prato; M Quarto

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An outbreak of measles including nosocomial transmission in Apulia, south-east Italy, January-March 2008 - a preliminary report
G Caputi¹ , S Tafuri² , M Chironna¹ , D Martinelli³ , A Sallustio¹ , A Falco² , C A Germinario¹ , R Prato³ , M Quarto^1,2
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Affiliations: ¹ Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Bari, Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Bari, Italy ² Post-degree school in Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, University of Bari, Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Bari, Italy ³ Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Foggia, Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory, Foggia, Italy

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Citation style for this article: Caputi G, Tafuri S, Chironna M, Martinelli D, Sallustio A, Falco A, Germinario C A, Prato R, Quarto M. An outbreak of measles including nosocomial transmission in Apulia, south-east Italy, January-March 2008 - a preliminary report. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(16):pii=18839. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.16.18839-en Received: 14 Apr 2008

Abstract

Between 7 January and 16 March 2008, 16 cases of measles were reported in the region of Apulia in south-eastern Italy (about four millions inhabitants). This outbreak is currently ongoing: we present here a preliminary report.

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