title: [Etiology of rare diseases caused by novel viral agents: a review of the most recent literature].
abstract: The authors describe the viral pathologies that have become rare in Italy and in the rest of the western world; they also analyze some novel agents mainly imported from the tropical and Asian Countries. For some of the microorganisms, they describe the various zones at risk, ways of transmission, clinical case, recent lab methods and preventive measures.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Pediatria, Ospedale di Velletri.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prota
authors.forename: Ambrogio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Paolo
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Domenico
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scalamandrè