Implementation of the plan for elimination of measles and congenital rubella infection in Tuscany: Evidence of progress towards phase II of measles control

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 111-117

  Bonanni, Paolo ^a   Bechini, A ^a   Pesavento, G ^a   Boccalini, S ^a   Tiscione, E ^a   Graziani, G ^b   Santini, M G ^c   Balocchini, E ^b   Pecori, L ^b   Peruzzi, M ^d   Mannelli, F ^d   Tomasi, A ^e   Montomoli, E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Tuscany Regional Health Agency   (Italy)

^c Local Health Agency   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e Local Health Authority 2   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elimination; Epidemiological surveillance; Immunization; Measles

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE REGISTRY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MUMPS; NEWBORN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RUBELLA;

EID: 33947599598     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Surveillance guidelines for measles and congenital rubella infection in the WHO European Region. Copenhagen: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, 2003.
2. Ramsay M. A strategic framework for the elimination of measles in the European Region. Copenhagen, WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1999 (document EUR/ICP/CMDS 01 02 05) (http://www.euro.who.int/document/e68405.pdf, accessed 17 July 2003).
3. HEALTH 21 - The health for all policy for the WHO European Region. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1999 (European Health for All Series, n. 6).
4. Surveillance guidelines for measles and congenital rubella infection in the WHO European Region. Copenhagen: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, 2003.
5. Strategic plan for Measles and congenital Rubella infection in the European Region of WHO. Copenhagen: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, 2003.
6. Supplemento al Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Toscana n. 51, suppl. n. 193:24-54. Firenze, 17.12.2003.
7. Ministero della salute. Conferenza permanente Rapporti Stato Regioni. Piano Nazionale di Eliminazione del Morbillo e della Rosolia congenita 2003-2007. Roma, 2003.
8. Salmaso S, Rota MC, Ciofi Degli Atti ML, Tozzi AE, Kreidl P. Infant immunization coverage in Italy: estimates by simultaneous EPI cluster surveys of regions. ICONA Study Group. Bull World Health Organ 1999;77:843-51.
9. Ciofi degli Atti ML, Rota MC, Bella A, Salmaso S, ICONA Study Group. Do changes in policy affect vaccine coverage levels? Results of a national study to evaluate childhood vaccination coverage and reasons for missed vaccination in Italy. Vaccine 2004;22:4351-7.
10. Weigle KA, Murphy MD, Brunell PA. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for evaluation of immunity to measles virus. J Clin Microbiol 1984;19:376-9.
11. Surveillance of adverse effects following immunization. A field guide for managers of immunization programmes. Geneva, World Health Organization, 1997 (document WHO/EPI/TRAM/93.02 Rev. 1) (http://www.who.int/vaccinesdocuments/ DocsPDF/www9541.pdf, accessed 17 July 2003).
12. http://www.spes.iss.it/morbillo/
13. Ciofi degli Atti ML, Salmaso S, Pizzuti R, D'Agnese P. Epidemic measles in the Campania region of Italy, leads to 13 cases of encephalitis and 3 deaths. Eurosurveillance Weekly 2002;v:26.
14. Ciofi degli Atti ML, Fabi F, Salmaso S, Pizzuti R, de Campora E. Measles epidemic attributed to inadequate vaccination coverage, Campania, Italy, 2002. MMWR 2003;52:1044-7.
15. Di Giorgio G, Rago S. Epidemia di morbillo nella ASL di Campobasso. BEN Notiziario ISS 2002;15.
16. Ciofi degli Atti ML, Salmaso S, Bella A, Arigliani R, Gangemi M, Chiamenti G, et al., SPES-Study Group. Paediatric sentinel surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases in Italy. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2002;21:763-9.