Pertussis outbreak in neonates and young infants across Italy, January to May 2024: implications for vaccination strategies.
Humans
Whooping Cough
/ prevention & control
Italy
/ epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
/ prevention & control
Infant, Newborn
Infant
Female
Vaccination
/ statistics & numerical data
Pertussis Vaccine
/ administration & dosage
Bordetella pertussis
/ immunology
Male
Pregnancy
Hospitalization
/ statistics & numerical data
Bordetella pertussis
Whooping cough
epidemic
infants
maternal immunization
newborns
outbreak
post-exposure prophylaxis
vaccination
Journal
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
ISSN: 1560-7917
Titre abrégé: Euro Surveill
Pays: Sweden
ID NLM: 100887452
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2024
Jun 2024
Historique:
medline:
7
6
2024
pubmed:
7
6
2024
entrez:
7
6
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Since January 2024, Italy experiences a pertussis outbreak, primarily affecting neonates and unvaccinated infants at high risk of severe complications and mortality; 11 major paediatric centres noted 108 hospitalisations and three deaths by 10 May. The outbreak reflects increased circulation of
Identifiants
pubmed: 38847118
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.23.2400301
doi:
Substances chimiques
Pertussis Vaccine
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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