(ANSA) - Trieste, November 6 - A 23-year-old man who died on
Sunday of measles at the Cattinara hospital in Trieste had taken
only a single dose of the vaccine against it.
The man was hospitalized in late August but "did not exhibit
typical measles symptoms when he entered the hospital",
according to Azienda Integrata Universitaria di Trieste
(ASUITS).
ASUITs added that 6 cases have been recorded, 3 of whom
hospital patients and the other three employees.
The man had been moved to intensive care after his
respiratory conditions worsened.
23-yr-old dies of measles
6 cases recorded in Trieste
