Where is West Nile fever? Lessons learnt from recent human cases in northern Italy.
West Nile disease in humans has been detected for the first time in Italy in two regions, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto. We conclude that also West Nile fever cases should be specifically targeted by surveillance.
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Department of Prevention, Verona, Italy. fgobbi@ulss20.verona.it
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Piovesan
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Russo
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Rossanese
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Cattelan
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