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Chiari M, Prosperi A, Faccin F, Avisani D, Cerioli M, Zanoni M, Bertoletti M, Moreno AM, Bruno R, Monaco F, Farioli M, Lelli D, Lavazza A. West Nile Virus Surveillance in the Lombardy Region, Northern Italy. Transbound Emerg Dis 2015; 62:343-9. [PMID: 25958924 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
In 2013, the circulation of West Nile virus (WNV) was detected in the Lombardy region and the following year a surveillance programme was activated with the aim of early identification of the viral distribution in mosquitoes and wild birds. A total of 50 959 Culex spp. mosquitoes grouped in six hundred and forty-seven pools as well as 1400 birds were screened by RT-PCR for the presence of West Nile virus leading to the identification of the viral genome in 32 mosquito pools and 13 wild birds. The surveillance was able to detect the WNV circulation on an average of 42 days (CI 95% 29.98-53.86; Student's t-distribution) before the occurrence of human West Nile disease (WND) cases in the same area. These results demonstrate the presence of WNV in the Lombardy region and confirm entomological and wild birds surveillance as an effective measure for the early identification of WNV circulation in infected areas, thus providing a useful and cost-effective tool for the public health authorities in the application of measures to prevent human infection.
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Affiliation(s)
- M Chiari
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini", Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini", Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini", Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini", Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini", Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini", Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini", Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini", Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise ''G. Caporale'', Teramo, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise ''G. Caporale'', Teramo, Italy
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- U.O. Veterinaria, Regione Lombardia, Milano, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini", Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini", Brescia, Italy
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Weinblatt M, Furst D, Kavanaugh A, Faccin F, Kupper H, Obermeyer K, Birbara C. AB0479 Patient outcomes following 10 years of treatment with adalimumab in the DE020 roll-over trial:. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Furst D, Weinblatt M, Kavanaugh A, Birbara C, Kupper H, Obermeyer K, Faccin F. AB0455 Disease duration, but not rheumatoid factor status, impacts clinical response in adalimumab-treated rheumatoid arthritis patients with an inadequate response to standard dmard therapy: Subgroup analysis of the DE020 continuation trial:. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Keystone EC, Breedveld FC, van der Heijde D, van Vollenhoven RF, Florentinus S, Faccin F, Liu S, Kupper H, Kavanaugh AF. THU0191 Achieving Comprehensive Disease Control in Long-Standing or Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Adalimumab Plus Methotrexate Versus Methotrexate Alone. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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