Estimating measles transmission potential in Italy over the period 2010-2011

• Main Authors: Marco Ajelli (Author), Stefano Merler (Author), Laura Fumanelli (Author), Antonino Bella (Author), Caterina Rizzo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Recent history of measles epidemiology in Italy is characterized by the recurrence of spatially localized epidemics. AIM: In this study we investigate the three major outbreaks occurred in Italy over the period 2010-2011 and estimate the measles transmission potential. The epidemics main...