National Reference Laboratory for Measles and Rubella - Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Measles and Rubella Italian Reference Laboratory Network: Antonella Amendola (University of Milan, Italy); Fausto Baldanti (IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy); Maria Rosaria Capobianchi (INMI "Lazzaro Spallanzani", Rome, Italy); Maria Chironna (University of Bari, Italy); Pierlanfranco D'Agaro (University of Trieste, Italy); Tiziana Lazzarotto (University of Bologna, Italy); Katia Marinelli (United Hospital of Ancona, Italy); Andrea Orsi (University of Genoa, Italy); Giorgio Palù (University of Padova, Italy); Fabio Tramuto (University Hospital of Palermo, Italy).
Int J Infect Dis. 2019 Feb;79:199-201. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.11.005. Epub 2018 Nov 14.
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.
2017 年,意大利经历了近年来最大规模的麻疹疫情之一,共报告了 5404 例疑似病例和 4347 例确诊病例。2018 年前 6 个月又报告了 2029 例病例,其中 1516 例实验室确诊。鉴定出 B3 和 D8 基因型是导致此次疫情的原因。通过监测传播的麻疹病毒株可以确定可能的传播途径,为国家卫生当局提供支持,以向民众和旅行者发出警告。