title: Serological evidence of Batai virus infections, bovines, northern Italy, 2011.
abstract: Batai virus (BATV) was identified in mosquitoes in the Caltignaga region of Novarra, northern Italy in 2009. Here, we report the identification of antibodies to BATV in serum samples that were taken from healthy bovines in that region in 2011. BATV has been associated with a mild febrile human illness and identified as the likely parental segment donor in a reassortment event that resulted in the generation of the virulent progeny, Ngari virus. The possible veterinary disease associations of BATV are unknown. The presence of antibodies to BATV in bovine populations confirms local transmission in northern Italy. Given its likely role as a segment donor, an understanding of the geographic and host distributions of BATV is of veterinary and human public health interest.
authors.affiliation: 1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Disease , Fort Collins, Colorado.
authors.forename: Amy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: Eili
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Huhtamo
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Di Fatta
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Andrea
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borella
authors.forename: Olli
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vapalahti
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kosoy
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ravanini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002042:Bunyamwera virus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002044:Bunyaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D009033:Culicidae / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
keywords: Batai virus; Bovines; Italy