West Nile virus transmission with human cases in Italy, August - September 2009.
In 2009, to date 16 human cases of West Nile neuroinvasive disease (WNND) have been reported in Italy, in three regions: Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Lombardia. The number of cases is higher compared with last year when nine cases were identified (eight cases of WNND and one case of West Nile fever) and the geographical distribution indicates spread from east to west.
Rizzo
C
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National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanita, ISS), Rome, Italy. caterina.rizzo@iss.it
Vescio
F
F
Declich
S
S
Finarelli
A C
AC
Macini
P
P
Mattivi
A
A
Rossini
G
G
Piovesan
C
C
Barzon
L
L
Palù
G
G
Gobbi
F
F
Macchi
L
L
Pavan
A
A
Magurano
F
F
Ciufolini
M G
MG
Nicoletti
L
L
Salmaso
S
S
Rezza
G
G
D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*