Local transmission of chikungunya in Rome and the Lazio region, Italy.

On September 7, 2017, three potentially autochthonous cases of chikungunya were notified in the Lazio region. An Outbreak investigation based on established surveillance system data and molecular analysis of viral variant(s) were conducted. Epidemiological analysis suggested the occurrence of 3 main...

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Main Authors: Francesco Vairo, Alessia Mammone, Simone Lanini, Emanuele Nicastri, Concetta Castilletti, Fabrizio Carletti, Vincenzo Puro, Domenico Di Lallo, Vincenzo Panella, Donatella Varrenti, Paola Scaramozzino, Antonino di Caro, Paola Scognamiglio, Maria Rosaria Capobianchi, Giuseppe Ippolito, Chikungunya Lazio Outbreak Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208896