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Vaccinazioni anti-pneumoccocco, anti-menigococco e anti-varicella. Le attuali politiche regionali
ANTI-PNEUMOCOCCAL, ANTI-MENINGOCOCCAL AND ANTI-VARICELLA PRESENT ITALIAN REGIONAL POLICIES
Valeria Alfonsi, Fortunato Paolo D'Ancona, Marta Luisa Ciofi degli Atti
Febbraio 2008 - pagg. 87 -92
Abstract
A survey conducted in Italy describes the current regional policies on pneumococcal conjugate (PNC), meningococcal C (MEN-C) and varicella vaccination. All regions returned the data: 20 provide free-of-charge PNC vaccination to high risk groups and 9 also to all infants; 17 provide free-of-charge men-C vaccination to high-risk groups and 9 also to all infants; 19 provide free-of-charge varicella vaccination to high-risk groups, three also to all children. Vaccination strategies for PNC, MEN-C and varicella vaccinations are not homogeneous in Italy. Further efforts are needed in order to guarantee immunization of high risk groups and to harmonise policies. To evaluate the impact of Regional policies, surveillance of vaccination coverage and preventable diseases should also be improved.
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3. D’Ancona F, Salmaso S, Barale A, et al. For Italian PNC-Euro working group: Incidence of vaccine preventable pneumococcal invasive infections and blood culture practices in Italy. Vaccine 2005;23(19):2494-500.
4. Jefferson T, Ferroni E, Curtale F, Giorgi RP, Borgia P. Streptococcus pneumoniae in western Europe: serotype distribution and incidence in children less than 2 years old. Lancet Infect Dis 2006;6(7):405-10.
5. EU-IBIS. European Union Invasive Bacterial Infections Surveillance Network. EU-IBIS 2006 [cited 2006 Apr 27]. Available from: http://www.euibis.org.
6. Salmaso S, Tomba GS, Mandolini D, Esposito N. Assessment of the potential impact in Italy of extensive varicella vaccination programs based on a mathematical model. Epidemiol Prev 2003;27(3):154-60.
7. Brisson M, Edmunds WJ, Gay NJ. Varicella vaccination: impact of vaccine efficacy on the epidemiology of VZV. J Med Virol 2003; 70 Suppl 1:S31-7.
8. Ciofi Degli Atti ML, Rota MC, Bella A, Salmaso S. 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(31-32):4351-7.
9. Ciofi degli Atti ML, Salmaso S, Vellucci L, De Stefano D. New measles epidemic in southern Italy: 1217 cases reported to sentinel surveillance, January-May 2003. Eurosurv Weekly 2003;7(27).
Corrispondenza: marta.ciofi@iss.it