Publications

symptomatic infections by toscana virus in the modena province in the triennium 1999-2001.	we report nine cases of clinical manifestations by toscana virus (tosv) diagnosed at the centre for the diagnosis of viral diseases of the university of modena and reggio emilia, in the inhabitants of modena province (emilia romagna region), in the triennium 1999-2001. tosv was involved in six cases of meningitis, two of meningoencephalitis and one case of febrile erythema without meningeal manifestations. six tosv-infected patients had stayed for a few days in a different area of the tuscany re ...	2002	12437229
a model of laboratory surveillance for neuro-arbovirosis applied during 2012 in the emilia-romagna region, italy.	arboviruses with neuroinvasive potential are gaining more attention due to the increased number of cases of autochthonous and imported infections in the human host. diagnosis of infection caused by these viruses in patients with central nervous system (cns) diseases is still underestimated and these infections represent an emerging threat to public health. we describe a model suitable for the laboratory surveillance of neuro-arbovirosis that was applied in the emilia-romagna region, north-easter ...	2014	24329773
human and entomological surveillance of toscana virus in the emilia-romagna region, italy, 2010 to 2012.	toscana virus (tosv), transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies, is recognised as one of the most important causes of viral meningitis in summer in mediterranean countries. a surveillance plan based on both human and entomological surveys was started in 2010 in the emilia-romagna region, italy. clinical samples from patients with neurological manifestations were collected during 2010 to 2012. the surveillance protocol was improved during these years, allowing the detection of 65 human infections. mo ...	2014	25496572