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1. Meningococci of Serogroup X Clonal Complex 181 in Refugee Camps, Italy

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Paola Stefanelli, Arianna Neri, Paola Vacca, Damiano Picicco, Laura Daprai, Giulia Mainardi, Gian Maria Rossolini, Alessandro Bartoloni, Anna Anselmo, Andrea Ciammaruconi, Antonella Fortunato, Anna Maria Palozzi, Silvia Fillo, Marino Faccini, Sabrina Senatore, Florigio Lista, and Cecilia Fazio

Subjects
invasive meningococcal diseases, serogroup X, migrants, meningitis/encephalitis, bacteria, Italy, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
Abstract

Four cases of infection with serogroup X meningococci (MenX) (1 in 2015 and 3 in 2016) occurred in migrants living in refugee camps or reception centers in Italy. All MenX isolates were identified as clonal complex 181. Our report suggests that serogroup X represents an emerging health threat for persons arriving from African countries.

Published
2017
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2. Tuberculosis Outbreak in a Primary School, Milan, Italy

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Marino Faccini, Luigi Ruffo Codecasa, Giorgio Ciconali, Serafina Cammarata, Catia Rosanna Borriello, Costanza De Gioia, Alessandro Za, Andrea Filippo Marino, Valentina Vighi, Maurizio Ferrarese, Giovanni Gesu, Ester Mazzola, and Silvana Castaldi

Subjects
outbreak, tuberculosis, school, children, genotyping, tuberculosis and other mycobacteria, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
Abstract

Investigation of an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) in a primary school in Milan, Italy, found 15 schoolchildren had active TB disease and 173 had latent TB infection. TB was also identified in 2 homeless men near the school. Diagnostic delay, particularly in the index case-patient, contributed to the transmission of infection.

Published
2013
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