West Nile Virus Lineage 1 in Italy: Newly Introduced or a Re-Occurrence of a Previously Circulating Strain?

West Nile Virus Lineage 1 in Italy: Newly Introduced or a Re-Occurrence of a Previously Circulating Strain?

In Italy, West Nile virus (WNV) appeared for the first time in the Tuscany region in 1998. After 10 years of absence, it re-appeared in the areas surrounding the Po River delta, affecting eight provinces in three regions. Thereafter, WNV epidemics caused by genetically divergent isolates have been d...

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Main Authors: Giulia Mencattelli, Federica Iapaolo, Federica Monaco, Giovanna Fusco, Claudio de Martinis, Ottavio Portanti, Annapia Di Gennaro, Valentina Curini, Andrea Polci, Shadia Berjaoui, Elisabetta Di Felice, Roberto Rosà, Annapaola Rizzoli, Giovanni Savini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Arbovirus
WNV
WNV-L1
Italy
surveillance
whole genome sequencing
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/1/64

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