Secondary Autochthonous Outbreak of Chikungunya, Southern Italy, 2017

Secondary Autochthonous Outbreak of Chikungunya, Southern Italy, 2017

In 2017, a chikungunya outbreak in central Italy later evolved into a secondary cluster in southern Italy, providing evidence of disease emergence in new areas. Officials have taken action to raise awareness among clinicians and the general population, increase timely case detection, reduce mosquito...

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Main Authors: Flavia Riccardo, Giulietta Venturi, Marco Di Luca, Martina Del Manso, Francesco Severini, Xanthi Andrianou, Claudia Fortuna, Maria Elena Remoli, Eleonora Benedetti, Maria Grazia Caporali, Francesca Fratto, Anna Domenica Mignuoli, Liliana Rizzo, Giuseppe De Vito, Vincenzo De Giorgio, Lorenzo Surace, Francesco Vairo, Paola Angelini, Maria Carla Re, Antonello Amendola, Cristiano Fiorentini, Giulia Marsili, Luciano Toma, Daniela Boccolini, Roberto Romi, Patrizio Pezzotti, Giovanni Rezza, Caterina Rizzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Chikungunya
outbreak
autochthonous
viruses
CHIKV
chikungunya virus
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/11/18-0949_article

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