Measles in Italy: Co-circulation of B3 variants during 2014.
In 2013, the majority of the WHO/EUR countries reported an annual incidence of >1 case per one million population indicating that the elimination target is far from being met. Thus, there is the urgent need to uncover and analyze chains of measles virus (MV) transmission with the objective to identify vulnerable groups and avoid possible routes of introduction of MV variants in the European population. The analysis of molecular epidemiology of MV B3 strains identified in 2014 has shown that four different variants co-circulated in Italy, including the strain that caused a cruise-line ship outbreak at the beginning of the year.
Department of Infectious Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases, National Reference Laboratory for Measles and Rubella, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
Fabio
F
Magurano
Department of Infectious Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases, National Reference Laboratory for Measles and Rubella, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
Melissa
M
Baggieri
Laboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani", Rome, Italy.
Licia
L
Bordi
Laboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani", Rome, Italy.
Eleonora
E
Lalle
Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Maria
M
Chironna
DIMES, Operative Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Laboratory of Virology St. Orsola-Malpighi General Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Tiziana
T
Lazzarotto
Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Antonella
A
Amendola
Department of Microbiology and Virology, Molecular Virology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Fausto
F
Baldanti
DiSSal, University of Genoa and IRCCS, Genoa, Italy.
Filippo
F
Ansaldi
Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Unit, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
Antonietta
A
Filia
Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Unit, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
Silvia
S
Declich
Infectious Diseases and International Prophylaxis Office, Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy.
Stefania
S
Iannazzo
Infectious Diseases and International Prophylaxis Office, Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy.
Maria Grazia
MG
Pompa
Department of Infectious Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases, National Reference Laboratory for Measles and Rubella, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
Paola
P
Bucci
Department of Infectious Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases, National Reference Laboratory for Measles and Rubella, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
Antonella
A
Marchi
Department of Infectious Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases, National Reference Laboratory for Measles and Rubella, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
Loredana
L
Nicoletti
D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D059788:Dried Blood Spot Testing; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D008459:Measles virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D014556:Urine / Q000821:virology
D012367:RNA, Viral
endemic infection; epidemiology; evolution; genetic variability; measles virus; virus classification