The Surveillance of Chikungunya Virus in a Temperate Climate: Challenges and Possible Solutions from the Experience of Lazio Region, Italy

The Surveillance of Chikungunya Virus in a Temperate Climate: Challenges and Possible Solutions from the Experience of Lazio Region, Italy

CHIKV has become an emerging public health concern in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere as a consequenceof the expansion of the endemic areas of its vectors (mainly Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus). In 2017, a new outbreak of CHIKV was detected in Italy with three clusters of autoc...

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Main Authors: Francesco Vairo, Carlo Di Pietrantonj, Chiara Pasqualini, Alessia Mammone, Simone Lanini, Emanuele Nicastri, Concetta Castilletti, Federica Ferraro, Virginia Di Bari, Vincenzo Puro, Paola Scognamiglio, Antonino Di Caro, Maria Rosaria Capobianchi, Giuseppe Ippolito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Chikungunya
surveillance
temperate climate
Italy
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/10/9/501

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