| west nile virus circulation in veneto region in 2008-2009. | summarywest nile virus (wnv) was detected in italy, in late summer 2008 in horses and birds in the po valley. as a consequence, an intense wnv surveillance was implemented in that area involving emilia-romagna, veneto and lombardy. this paper presents the results of the september 2008-november 2009 surveillance on equines, mosquitoes, wild birds, dogs and cattle in veneto. wnv was detected in equines and dogs, and, to a lesser extent in cattle and wild birds. simultaneous circulation of usutu vi ... | 2011 | 20670469 |
| co-circulation of two usutu virus strains in northern italy between 2009 and 2014. | usutu virus is an arbovirus closely related to west nile virus (genus flavivirus), which circulates between mosquitoes and wild birds. this virus has been increasingly reported in europe, raising concerns for its possible pathogenic potential for wild birds and humans. this study reports the whole genome sequences of 15 strains of usuv, isolated between 2010 and 2014 from mosquitoes and wild birds in the course of west nile virus surveillance in the emilia-romagna and lombardy regions of norther ... | 2017 | 28341546 |
| usutu virus antibodies in blood donors and healthy forestry workers in the lombardy region, northern italy. | usutu virus (usuv), a member of the genus flavivirus, is known to circulate at low prevalence in northern italy, and has been reported to cause overt infection. usuv was first reported in europe in 2001, but a retrospective study showed that it has been present in italy at least since 1996. seroprevalence data for usuv antibodies in sera are being collected in different european countries, showing circulation at low prevalence in human populations. interestingly, two consecutive studies in north ... | 2017 | 28759350 |