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We report an ongoing measles outbreak in Italy, with over 4,400 cases reported in 20 Regions from January to August 2017. Median age was 27 years, 88% of the cases were unvaccinated. The highest incidence was in infants below one year of age and 7% of cases occurred among healthcare workers. Three deaths occurred and two cases of encephalitis were reported. Wide immunity gaps and nosocomial transmission are major challenges to measles elimination in Italy.

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Ongoing outbreak with well over 4,000 measles cases in Italy from January to end August 2017 − what is making elimination so difficult?
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Antonietta+Filia&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Filia Antonietta</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Antonino+Bella&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bella Antonino</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Martina+Del+Manso&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Del Manso Martina</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Melissa+Baggieri&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Baggieri Melissa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Fabio+Magurano&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Magurano Fabio</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Maria+Cristina+Rota&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rota Maria Cristina</a></span>. Ongoing outbreak with well over 4,000 measles cases in Italy from January to end August 2017 − what is making elimination so difficult?. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2017;22(37):pii=30614. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.37.30614" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.37.30614</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 06 Sept 2017;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 14 Sept 2017 </span> </p>
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