Arboviruses in Italy.

نویسندگان

  • L Nicoletti
  • M G Ciufolini
  • C Fortuna
  • F Magurano
  • C Fiorentini
  • A Marchi
  • E Benedetti
  • P Bucci
چکیده

A brief review of the arboviruses isolated In Italy is presented and discussed. Some of the Arboviruses considered in this paper are endemic in the country and are transmitted by arthropods that play actually a role of vectors, (sand flyes, hard ticks and mosquitoes); other arboviruses, sporadically isolated, are potential agents of emerging human or zoonotic diseases.

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

منابع مشابه

Zika virus infection in a traveller returning to Europe from Brazil, March 2015.

We report a case of laboratory-confirmed Zika virus infection imported into Europe from the Americas. The patient developed fever, rash, and oedema of hands and feet after returning to Italy from Brazil in late March 2015. The case highlights that, together with chikungunya virus and dengue virus, three major arboviruses are now co-circulating in Brazil. These arboviruses represent a burden for...

متن کامل

A Case of Methotrexate Intoxication Misdiagnosed as Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

[No Abstract] Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is considered as the most important arboviral infection in Iran. Early diagnosis of CCHF is essential for preventing the spread of the infection and providing appropriate treatment to patients. Given that clinical symptoms of CCHF may overlap with other common infectious disease; differential diagnosis is a matter of great importance. In this...

متن کامل

[Tropical arboviral diseases and their implications for Europe: role of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)].

ropical arboviral diseases are a major public health concern. Recurrent outbreaks of West Nile fever with appearance of different viral strains and the recent 2007 epidemic of Chikungunya in Italy serve as reminders that Europe is not spared by this problem. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is active in evaluating potential arboviruses risks and determining the prop...

متن کامل

An Imported Case of Dengue Fever in Iran, 2015

Background: Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease which is not known to be endemic in Iran. Case Report: In October 2015, a 32-year-old Iranian woman was admitted with acute unexplained high-grade fever, headache, pain, rash, diarrhea, leukopenia and elevated liver enzymes after returning from India. Serological and molecular analysis for Dengue virus (DENV) infection revealed positive ...

متن کامل

Evidence of Simultaneous Circulation of West Nile and Usutu Viruses in Mosquitoes Sampled in Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy) in 2009

BACKGROUND In recent years human diseases due to mosquito-borne viruses were increasingly reported in Emilia-Romagna region (Italy), from the chikungunya virus in 2007 to the West Nile virus (WNV) in 2008. An extensive entomological survey was performed in 2009 to establish the presence and distribution of mosquito arboviruses in this region, with particular reference to flaviviruses. METHODO...

متن کامل

ذخیره در منابع من


  با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

عنوان ژورنال:
  • Parassitologia

دوره 50 1-2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008