title: Measles outbreak on a cruise ship in the western Mediterranean, February 2014, preliminary report.
abstract: A measles outbreak occurred in February 2014 on a ship cruising the western Mediterranean Sea. Overall 27 cases were reported: 21 crew members, four passengers.For two cases the status crew or passenger was unknown. Genotype B3 was identified. Because of different nationalities of cases and persons on board,the event qualified as a cross-border health threat. The Italian Ministry of Health coordinated rapid response.Alerts were posted through the Early Warning and Response System.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI) Lazzaro Spallanzani Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lanini
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Capobianchi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Puro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Filia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Manso
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karki
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nicoletti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Magurano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Derrough
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Severi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonfigli
authors.forename: Fn
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lauria
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ippolito
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vellucci
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Pompa
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D012767:Ships; D014195:Travel