Outbreak of measles genotype H1 in Northern Italy originated from a case imported from Southeast Asia, 2017

F. Rovida; N. Brianese; A. Piralla; A. Sarasini; A. Girello; F. Giardina; I. Cassaniti; C. Fornabaio; E. Seminari; A. Monteverdi; A. Piro; M. Baggieri; D. Cereda; A. Pan; F. Magurano; F. Baldanti

doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2018.09.027

Outbreak of measles genotype H1 in Northern Italy originated from a case imported from Southeast Asia, 2017

F. Rovida, N. Brianese, A. Piralla, A. Sarasini, A. Girello, F. Giardina, I. Cassaniti, C. Fornabaio, E. Seminari, A. Monteverdi, A. Piro, M. Baggieri, D. Cereda, A. Pan, F. Magurano, F. Baldanti

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	526-528
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Volume	25
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2018.09.027
Publication status	Published - 2019

Keywords

immunoglobulin M
virus RNA
conjunctivitis
diarrhea
epidemic
fever
genotype
geographic distribution
human
Italy
Letter
maculopapular rash
measles
measles vaccination
Measles virus
phylogeny
post exposure prophylaxis
priority journal
Southeast Asia
travel

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Rovida, F., Brianese, N., Piralla, A., Sarasini, A., Girello, A., Giardina, F., Cassaniti, I., Fornabaio, C., Seminari, E., Monteverdi, A., Piro, A., Baggieri, M., Cereda, D., Pan, A., Magurano, F., & Baldanti, F. (2019). Outbreak of measles genotype H1 in Northern Italy originated from a case imported from Southeast Asia, 2017. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 25(4), 526-528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2018.09.027

Outbreak of measles genotype H1 in Northern Italy originated from a case imported from Southeast Asia, 2017. / Rovida, F.; Brianese, N.; Piralla, A.; Sarasini, A.; Girello, A.; Giardina, F.; Cassaniti, I.; Fornabaio, C.; Seminari, E.; Monteverdi, A.; Piro, A.; Baggieri, M.; Cereda, D.; Pan, A.; Magurano, F.; Baldanti, F.

In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Vol. 25, No. 4, 2019, p. 526-528.

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Rovida, F, Brianese, N, Piralla, A , Sarasini, A, Girello, A, Giardina, F , Cassaniti, I, Fornabaio, C, Seminari, E, Monteverdi, A, Piro, A, Baggieri, M, Cereda, D, Pan, A, Magurano, F & Baldanti, F 2019, 'Outbreak of measles genotype H1 in Northern Italy originated from a case imported from Southeast Asia, 2017', Clinical Microbiology and Infection, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 526-528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2018.09.027

Rovida, F. ; Brianese, N. ; Piralla, A. ; Sarasini, A. ; Girello, A. ; Giardina, F. ; Cassaniti, I. ; Fornabaio, C. ; Seminari, E. ; Monteverdi, A. ; Piro, A. ; Baggieri, M. ; Cereda, D. ; Pan, A. ; Magurano, F. ; Baldanti, F. / Outbreak of measles genotype H1 in Northern Italy originated from a case imported from Southeast Asia, 2017. In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 2019 ; Vol. 25, No. 4. pp. 526-528.

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