Increased Pneumonia-Related Emergency Department Visits, Northern Italy

An increase in pneumonia-related emergency department visits was observed in Lombardy, northern Italy, during June-October 2024. Viral causes appear insufficient to explain the increase, suggesting a bacterial cause. Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Bordetella pertussis emerged as possible causes when othe...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 1057 - 1059
Main Authors: Villa, Simone, Maffeo, Manuel, Maistrello, Mauro, Bagarella, Giorgio, Porrello, Vincenzo Navobi, Morani, Federica, Scovenna, Francesco, Baldanti, Fausto, Bonfanti, Paolo, Pariani, Elena, Gori, Andrea, Vezzosi, Luigi, Del Castillo, Gabriele, Buoro, Sabrina, Cereda, Danilo
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.05.2025
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
bacteria
Bacterial pneumonia
Bordetella pertussis
Care and treatment
Causes of
Child
Child, Preschool
Communicable diseases
COVID-19
Disease control
Disease prevention
Emergency medical care
Emergency Room Visits
Emergency service
Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Female
Forecasts and trends
Health surveillance
Hospitals
Humans
Illnesses
Increased Pneumonia-Related Emergency Department Visits, Northern Italy
Infant
Infections
Infectious diseases
Influenza
Italy
Italy - epidemiology
Male
Medical emergencies
Middle Aged
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
outbreak
Pandemics
Pathogens
Pneumonia
Pneumonia - epidemiology
Pneumonia - microbiology
Public health
Research Letter
Respiratory tract infections
Summer
syndromic surveillance
Trends
Whooping cough
Young Adult
Italy
England
United Kingdom > UK
China
bacteria
pneumonia
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Italy
outbreak
Bordetella pertussis
syndromic surveillance
ISSN:1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
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Summary:An increase in pneumonia-related emergency department visits was observed in Lombardy, northern Italy, during June-October 2024. Viral causes appear insufficient to explain the increase, suggesting a bacterial cause. Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Bordetella pertussis emerged as possible causes when other surveillance systems were consulted, but the reasons behind this trend remain unknown.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid3105.241790