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Vaccinazione antivaricella nella regione Sicilia:
impatto sui ricoveri e sulle notifiche
VARICELLA VACCINE IN THE SICILIAN REGION: IMPACT ON HOSPITALIZATIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS
Mario Cuccia1, Sebastiano Pollina Addario2, Achille Cernigliaro2, Viviana Palmigiano3
1Servizio di Epidemiologia, AUSL 3, Catania
2Dipartimento Osservatorio Epidemiologico, Assessorato Sanità (DASOE), Regione Sicilia
3Scuola Specializzazione Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Università di Catania
Aprile 2010 - pagg. 263 -264
Abstract
Since 2003 the vaccination schedule of the Sicilian
region has provided varicella vaccination for toddlers (up
to fifteenth month) and for susceptible twelve-year-old adolescents.
The Epidemiology Service, LHU 3, Catania, implemented
a study to assess the vaccination impact on varicella
hospitalizations and notifications. Regarding the 346 hospitalizations
registered in 2002 as baseline, a progressive reduction
in hospitalizations had been observed: 2003 (-29%),
2004 (-35%), 2005 (-54%), 2006 (-56%), 2007 (-75%). The reduction
was also observed in the 0-15 month toddlers (not to
be vaccinated) and in the ≥15 year old subjects, for which
active proposal vaccination is not contemplated. Since 2003
notifications and hospitalizations have showed a parallel decreasing
trend.
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Corrispondenza: epidemiologia@ausl3.ct.it