Arboviruses in Italy.
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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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Parassitologia
دوره 50 1-2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008