Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Poeta, Marco
• Moracas, Cristina
• Albano, Chiara
• Petrarca, Laura
• Maglione, Marco
• Pierri, Luca
• Carta, Maurizio
• Montaldo, Paolo
• Venturini, Elisabetta
• De Luca, Maia
• Buonsenso, Danilo
• Brambilla, Ilaria
• Giacomet, Vania
• Lo Vecchio, Andrea
• Bruzzese, Eugenia
• Midulla, Fabio
• Colomba, Claudia
• Guarino, Alfredo

Titel

Pertussis outbreak in neonates and young infants across Italy, January to May 2024: implications for vaccination strategies

Ist Teil von

• Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles, 2024-06, Vol.29 (23), p.1

Ort / Verlag

Sweden: Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA (European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS)

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• 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 and non-adherence to immunisation recommendations during pregnancy. Public health interventions, including maternal immunisation, vaccination of infants as early as possible and post-exposure prophylaxis, are critical for reducing the burden of pertussis and preventing further mortality.