ABSTRACT
In the years 1970-1986, six cases of encephalitis associated with measles were reported, two cases occurred in children living in chief town and four in other communes of the Province. The cases of measles reported in Parma were 6545 with an annual mean value of 385. The rate of complications over the reported cases was found to be 0.3 0/00. These overestimated value was re-elaborated taking into account the annual average of births in the chief town and in the Province, as in our Country, as well as in other European States, about 95% of children within ten years of age resulted to have been affected by measles. Thus the expected cases of measles resulted to be about 1500 in Parma and 3400 in the whole Province. The rate of complications now can be evaluated around the 0.07 0/00 for Parma and 0.1 0/00 for the Province. These epidemiological results confirm the importance of carrying out an effective vaccination program.
