Outbreak of a new measles B3 variant in the Roma/Sinti population with transmission in the nosocomial setting, Italy, November 2015 to April 2016
Outbreak of a new measles B3 variant in the Roma/Sinti population with transmission in the nosocomial setting, Italy, November 2015 to April 2016
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DOI：
10.2807/1560-7917.es.2016.21.20.30235
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发表时间：
2016-05-19
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19
通讯作者：
Magurano, F.
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作者：
Filia, A.;Amendola, A.;Magurano, F.
2015年11月至2016年4月，意大利北方两个地区发生麻疹疫情，影响了罗姆人/辛提人和医院环境。共报告了67例病例。三个罗姆人/辛提人营地的43例病例中位年龄为4岁，医院病例主要是成年人。这次疫情是由一种新的麻疹病毒B-3.1变种引起的。免疫资源和策略应针对疫苗覆盖率有缺口的群体，如罗姆人/辛提人和医护人员。尽管国家目标是到2015年消除麻疹，但意大利是欧洲地区18个麻疹地方性传播尚未中断的成员国之一[1]。我们在此报告了最近在意大利北方发生的影响罗姆人/辛提人族群和医院环境的麻疹疫情（图1）。
A measles outbreak occurred from November 2015 to April 2016 in two northern Italian regions, affecting the Roma/Sinti ethnic population and nosocomial setting. Overall, 67 cases were reported. Median age of 43 cases in three Roma/Sinti camps was four years, nosocomial cases were mainly adults. The outbreak was caused by a new measles virus B-3.1 variant. Immunisation resources and strategies should be directed at groups with gaps in vaccine coverage, e.g. Roma/Sinti and healthcare workers.Despite a national goal to eliminate measles by 2015, Italy is one of 18 European Region Member States where endemic transmission of measles has not been interrupted [1]. We report here a recent measles outbreak in northern Italy (Figure 1) affecting the Roma/Sinti ethnic population and the nosocomial setting.