title: Chikungunya epidemic outbreak in Emilia-Romagna (Italy) during summer 2007.
abstract: During summer 2007, an outbreak due to the local transmission of CHIKV by Aedes albopictus mosquitoes occurred moreover in Italy, Emilia-Romagna Region, in the areas of Ravenna, Forli-Cesena, Rimini and Bologna cities. The original outbreak developed in Castiglione di Cervia and Castiglione di Ravenna, two small villages divided by a river. The first case was recorded on August 9th the epidemic outbreak then spread out, thus giving rise to smaller secondary outbreaks and further sporadic cases in the same area, for a total of 337 suspected cases, 217 of which confirmed by blood analysis. CHIKV has been isolated and characterized on both blood and mosquito samples.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Service of Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna. PAngelini@regione.emilia-romagna.it
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Angelini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Macini
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Finarelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pol
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Venturelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bellini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dottori
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000821:virology; D000368:Aged; D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D002646:Chikungunya virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged