title: Circulation of West Nile virus lineage 1 and 2 during an outbreak in Italy.
abstract: In 2011, from 26 September to 16 October, a small outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) disease occurred on the island of Sardinia (Italy). According to the national case definition, six cases with acute neurological disease were confirmed in hospitalized patients, and four of them died; one of these was only 34 years old. In two case, WNV RNA was detected in urine, suggesting renal involvement. Sequence analysis showed lineage 1 and 2 circulation.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Superiore di Sanitá, Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Disease, Rome, Italy. fabio.magurano@iss.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Magurano
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Remoli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baggieri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fortuna
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marchi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fiorentini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bucci
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Benedetti
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ciufolini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Piga
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salcuni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rezza
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nicoletti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014556:Urine / Q000821:virology; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000821:virology*; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral