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Pattern of susceptibility to measles in Italy. Serological Study Group.
Bull World Health Organ. 2000; 78(8):950-5.BW

Abstract

On the basis of seroprevalence and incidence data we describe the distribution of individuals susceptible and immune to measles in Italy in 1996-97. In regions where vaccination coverage was at least 70%, approximately 10% of 3-year-old children were susceptible to measles, whereas 40% were in this category in regions with lower vaccination coverage. Seroprevalence among children older than 4 years was similar for the two groups of regions; in the age group 20-39 years it was approximately 95%. During 1990-96 in the regions with lower vaccination coverage the incidence was highest among children aged 4-6 years, and the median age of cases was 7 years; in the regions with higher vaccination coverage, however, the incidence remained at around 5% for the age group 4-16 years, and the overall median age was 10 years. These data confirm the partial reduction in measles incidence in Italy, although transmission has still not been interrupted. The size and geographical distribution of the current pool of susceptible individuals can be expected to present an obstacle to measles elimination if appropriate vaccination strategies, such as catch-up campaigns, are not adopted.

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Salmaso S
Infectious Disease Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Gabutti G
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Rota MC
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Giordano C
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Penna C
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Mandolini D
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Crovari P
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MeSH

AdolescentAdultAge DistributionAntibodies, ViralChildChild, PreschoolCluster AnalysisConfidence IntervalsFemaleHumansIncidenceInfantItalyMaleMeaslesMeasles VaccineMeasles virusMiddle AgedPopulation SurveillanceSampling StudiesSeroepidemiologic StudiesSex Distribution

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

10994277

Citation

Salmaso, S, et al. "Pattern of Susceptibility to Measles in Italy. Serological Study Group." Bulletin of the World Health Organization, vol. 78, no. 8, 2000, pp. 950-5.
Salmaso S, Gabutti G, Rota MC, et al. Pattern of susceptibility to measles in Italy. Serological Study Group. Bull World Health Organ. 2000;78(8):950-5.
Salmaso, S., Gabutti, G., Rota, M. C., Giordano, C., Penna, C., Mandolini, D., & Crovari, P. (2000). Pattern of susceptibility to measles in Italy. Serological Study Group. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 78(8), 950-5.
Salmaso S, et al. Pattern of Susceptibility to Measles in Italy. Serological Study Group. Bull World Health Organ. 2000;78(8):950-5. PubMed PMID: 10994277.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Pattern of susceptibility to measles in Italy. Serological Study Group. AU - Salmaso,S, AU - Gabutti,G, AU - Rota,M C, AU - Giordano,C, AU - Penna,C, AU - Mandolini,D, AU - Crovari,P, PY - 2000/9/20/pubmed PY - 2000/10/14/medline PY - 2000/9/20/entrez SP - 950 EP - 5 JF - Bulletin of the World Health Organization JO - Bull World Health Organ VL - 78 IS - 8 N2 - On the basis of seroprevalence and incidence data we describe the distribution of individuals susceptible and immune to measles in Italy in 1996-97. In regions where vaccination coverage was at least 70%, approximately 10% of 3-year-old children were susceptible to measles, whereas 40% were in this category in regions with lower vaccination coverage. Seroprevalence among children older than 4 years was similar for the two groups of regions; in the age group 20-39 years it was approximately 95%. During 1990-96 in the regions with lower vaccination coverage the incidence was highest among children aged 4-6 years, and the median age of cases was 7 years; in the regions with higher vaccination coverage, however, the incidence remained at around 5% for the age group 4-16 years, and the overall median age was 10 years. These data confirm the partial reduction in measles incidence in Italy, although transmission has still not been interrupted. The size and geographical distribution of the current pool of susceptible individuals can be expected to present an obstacle to measles elimination if appropriate vaccination strategies, such as catch-up campaigns, are not adopted. SN - 0042-9686 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/10994277/Pattern_of_susceptibility_to_measles_in_Italy__Serological_Study_Group_ L2 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/10994277/ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -