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- Title
Secondary Autochthonous Outbreak of Chikungunya, Southern Italy, 2017.
- Authors
Riccardo, Flavia; Venturi, Giulietta; Di Luca, Marco; Del Manso, Martina; Severini, Francesco; Andrianou, Xanthi; Fortuna, Claudia; Remoli, Maria Elena; Benedetti, Eleonora; Caporali, Maria Grazia; Fratto, Francesca; Mignuoli, Anna Domenica; Rizzo, Liliana; De Vito, Giuseppe; De Giorgio, Vincenzo; Surace, Lorenzo; Vairo, Francesco; Angelini, Paola; Re, Maria Carla; Amendola, Antonello
- Abstract
In 2017, a chikungunya outbreak in central Italy later evolved into a secondary cluster in southern Italy, providing evidence of disease emergence in new areas. Officials have taken action to raise awareness among clinicians and the general population, increase timely case detection, reduce mosquito breeding sites, and promote mosquito bite prevention.
- Subjects
ITALY; CHIKUNGUNYA; MOSQUITOES; AWARENESS
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019, Vol 25, Issue 11, p2093
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2511.180949