Transmission potential of chikungunya virus and control measures: the case of Italy.

During summer 2007 Italy has experienced an epidemic caused by Chikungunya virus - the first large outbreak documented in a temperate climate country - with approximately 161 laboratory confirmed cases concentrated in two bordering villages in North-Eastern Italy comprising 3,968 inhabitants. The se...

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Main Authors: Piero Poletti, Gianni Messeri, Marco Ajelli, Roberto Vallorani, Caterina Rizzo, Stefano Merler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21559329/?tool=EBI