title: Clinical and virological findings in the ongoing outbreak of West Nile virus Livenza strain in northern Italy, July to September 2012.
abstract: In July-September 2012, one month earlier than in previous years, 13 confirmed human cases of West Nile virus infection were diagnosed in northern Italy, including five with neuroinvasive disease, three with West Nile fever, and five West Nile virus (WNV)-positive blood donors. In nine cases, the presence of the WNV lineage 1a Livenza strain, characterised in 2011, was ascertained. Symptomatic patients had prolonged viruria with high viral load.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barzon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pacenti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Franchin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Martello
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lavezzo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Squarzon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toppo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fiorin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marchiori
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Scotton
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cattai
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cusinato
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palù
mesh_terms: D001782:Blood Donors; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017421:Sequence Analysis; D019562:Viral Load; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology*; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral