Rapid communication. New incursions of West Nile virus lineage 2 in Italy in 2013: the value of the entomological surveillance as early warning system

Rapid communication. New incursions of West Nile virus lineage 2 in Italy in 2013: the value of the entomological surveillance as early warning system

West Nile virus (WNV) is one of the most serious public health threats that Europe and the Mediterranean countries are currently facing. In Italy, WNV emerged in 1998 and has been circulating since 2008. To tackle its continuous incursions, Italian national and regional institutions set up a surveil...

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Main Authors: Mattia Calzolari, Federica Monaco, Fabrizio Montarsi, Paolo Bonilauri, Silvia Ravagnan, Romeo Bellini, Giovanni Cattoli, Paolo Cordioli, Stefania Cazzin, Chiara Pinoni, Valeria Marini, Silvano Natalini, Maria Goffredo, Paola Angelini, Francesca Russo, Michele Dottori, Gioia Capelli, Giovanni Savini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale 2013-09-01
Series:Veterinaria Italiana
Subjects:
Culex pipiens
Early warning system
Entomological surveillance system
Italy
West Nile virus lineage 2
Online Access:http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2013/49_3/VetIt_1308_04.pdf

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