Problemi speciali
Infezioni emergenti da ArBo virus in Italia
ArBo virus emerging infections in Italy
Vittorio Sambri
UOC di Microbiologia, AUSL della Romagna e DIMES, Università di Bologna
Aprile 2019 - pagg. 231 -236
Abstract
In Italy the number of cases of arthropod-borne (ArBo) viral infection has increased in
the last ten years, with both sporadic imported cases and self-limiting small epidemic
outbreaks. The ArBo viruses that are presently identified as autochthonous include West
Nile, Usutu, Toscana and Tick-Borne Encephalitis viruses. Dengue, Chikungunya and
Zika are of great interest as possible causes of imported diseases, since the circulation
of these agents is presently limited to tropical and sub-tropical climate areas, even though
two local epidemics of Chikungunya occurred in Italy in the last ten years. This review
highlights some clinical, diagnostic and epidemiological features of the most commonly
identified ArBo viral infections observed in Italy in the last ten years.
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Corrispondenza: vittorio.sambri@auslromagna.it
