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Measles among healthcare workers in Italy: is it time to act?

Valentina Baccolinia Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alessandro Sindonia Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7564-0518View further author information
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Giovanna Adamoa Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy;b National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, ItalyView further author information
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Annalisa Rossoa Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy;c Local Health Unit Roma 2, Rome, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0537-5130View further author information
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Antonino Bellad Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Rome, ItalyView further author information
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Pages 2618-2627 | Received 07 Dec 2019, Accepted 27 Feb 2020, Published online: 25 Mar 2020

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