Unvaxed and traveling - Italy

[rainsmom]

My friend is traveling to Italy with her 3 boys and was just wondering about vaxs - namely MMR.  Her boys are unvaxed - but I guess she is a little worried about it being more prevalent there.  

ANyone have any info or can steer me in the right direction....Personally, if it were me, I wouldnt worry.  But she just wanted to research it for her own peace of mind, and bc her relatives are on her about it.

thanks!

[emmy526]

had she heard about it being prevalent there where she is going to be or is she just assuming?   here is an article about italy and measles. 

http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19925

[slmommy]

Here is the data according to WHO for Italy

http://apps.who.int/immunization_monitoring/en/globalsummary/countryprofileresult.cfm?C=ita

 in 2010  - 372 cases measles, 530 mumps, 187 pertussis, 47 rubella. Pop. is 60 million.

Edited by slmommy - 3/8/12 at 2:10am

[rainsmom]

Thanks Mamas!!!  Exactly what I was looking for!!