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1. Meningococcal diseases
...B, C, Y and W135 and more rarely in Africa, X. Serotypes B and C are responsible for most cases in Italy, Europe and the Americas, although cases attributable to types Y and W135 are also increasing...
2. Vaccinating against Mumps
The disease before and after the vaccination campaign in ItalyBefore the start of extensive vaccination programs, mumps was typically a childhood disease, with the highest frequency among children aged...
3. Vaccination and the Internet
...changedThe cultural level of the population in recent years has undergone a profound change. In 1951 in Italy, 31% of the population were illiterate1 and most of those who had attended school (60%) were...
4. Italy achieves rubella elimination status, but we must not let our guard down!
...the elimination of measles and rubella in the European Region declared rubella elimination status in Italy [1]. In this regard, it is important to emphasise that when we speak of 'elimination' we are...
5. Approaching mandatory vaccination in Italy
...the reluctance that has led to a decline in the uptake of mandatory and recommended vaccinations in Italy, is dependent on various factors including the fear of alleged risks following vaccination (in...
6. Credits
7. Pneumococcus
...and bacterial pneumonia contracted in the community (an estimated 2/3 of the cases of infection).In Italy in 2017, the active system of surveillance for invasive bacterial diseases reported 1,703 cases...
8. Tetanus
...61,000 deaths caused by tetanus.Table 1 shows the data relating to the cases of tetanus reported in Italy from 1971 to 2000. There has clearly been a sharp reduction in the number of cases detected in...
9. Vaccinating against Rubella
The disease before and after the vaccination campaign in Italy With the increase in vaccination coverage by two years of age there has been a decrease in the number of rubella cases (Figure 1). In particular...
10. Vaccinating against Chickenpox
The disease before and after the vaccination campaign in Italy.Varicella (chicken pox) is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the Varicella zoster virus (Vzv) which belongs to the group of...
