Measles cases in Italy in 2022, by region
During the course 2022 in Italy, 18 cases of measles were reported, double the number of cases reported in 2021. Piedmont and Veneto were the regions reporting the highest number of cases, having four cases each. This statistic shows the number of measles cases in Italy in 2022, by region.
Vaccine Law
Measles is an infectious viral disease that usually occurs among children. The most common symptoms associated with the disease are fever, cough and rash. More severe complications that may derive from measles are pneumonia, encephalitis and even death. Nowadays, it is possible to prevent measles due to the availability of a vaccine. In Italy measles vaccination became mandatory with the adoption of Decree Law No. 73 of 2017. The Italian Parliament enacted this law mainly to put an end to the decreasing trend in vaccinations against some infectious diseases, including measles. Consequently, the measles vaccination coverage increased by approximately seven percent between 2016 and 2018.
Measles outbreak
The topic of measles vaccination became increasingly debated in Italy in the past few years. In 2021, Italy was the country in Europe with the third highest number of cases registered. Nonetheless, there was still a portion of population not recognizing the importance of measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine among children .
Vaccine Law
Measles is an infectious viral disease that usually occurs among children. The most common symptoms associated with the disease are fever, cough and rash. More severe complications that may derive from measles are pneumonia, encephalitis and even death. Nowadays, it is possible to prevent measles due to the availability of a vaccine. In Italy measles vaccination became mandatory with the adoption of Decree Law No. 73 of 2017. The Italian Parliament enacted this law mainly to put an end to the decreasing trend in vaccinations against some infectious diseases, including measles. Consequently, the measles vaccination coverage increased by approximately seven percent between 2016 and 2018.
Measles outbreak
The topic of measles vaccination became increasingly debated in Italy in the past few years. In 2021, Italy was the country in Europe with the third highest number of cases registered. Nonetheless, there was still a portion of population not recognizing the importance of measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine among children .
