| history and updating on the spread of aedes albopictus in italy. | the present distribution in italy of aedes albopictus, the asian mosquito recently introduced, is described. until now this mosquito species has been established in 8 regions of our country: liguria, veneto, lazio, lombardia, emilia-romagna, toscana, piemonte and recently sardegna. the established populations have been able to overcome the winter season. these populations, certainly imported from temperate areas, have reconfirmed the great adaptation of the species, reaching the high latitude of ... | 1995 | 8778671 |
| aedes albopictus in sardinia: reappearance or widespread colonization? | the asian tiger mosquito aedes albopictus (skuse, 1894) was first discovered in the south of sardinia in october 1994, in a tyre depot not far from cagliari-elmas airport. insecticide treatment was thought to have successfully eradicated the mosquito, but in 1996 and 1997 new breeding sites were discovered, a few at some distance from the first. more recently two sites have been reported in the heart of the city of cagliari. it is not known whether the mosquito has spread from the first breeding ... | 2007 | 18416003 |
| epidemiological surveillance of west nile neuroinvasive diseases in italy, 2008 to 2011. | we describe the geographical and temporal distribution of west nile neuroinvasive diseases (wnnd) cases in italy from 2008 to 2011. the increasing number of confirmed human cases from eight in 2008 to 18 in 2009 and the occurrence of the virus in a larger geographical area in 2009 (moving from east to west) prompted the ministry of health to publish, in spring 2010, a national programme for wnnd human surveillance, comprising veterinary and vector surveillance. subsequently, in 2011, a new natio ... | 2012 | 22642945 |