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- Title
Prevalence of Usutu and West Nile virus antibodies in human sera, Modena, Italy, 2012.
- Authors
Faggioni, Giovanni; De Santis, Riccardo; Pomponi, Alice; Grottola, Antonella; Serpini, Giulia Fregni; Meacci, Marisa; Gennari, William; Tagliazucchi, Sara; Pecorari, Monica; Monaco, Federica; Savini, Giovanni; Benedetti, Eleonora; Remoli, Maria Elena; Fortuna, Claudia; Venturi, Giulietta; Rezza, Giovanni; Lista, Florigio
- Abstract
A collection of 3069 human sera collected in the area of the municipality of Modena, Emilia Romagna, Italy, was retrospectively investigated for specific antibodies against Usutu (USUV) and West Nile viruses (WNV). All the samples resulting positive using a preliminary screening test were analyzed with the plaque reduction neutralization test. Overall, 24 sera were confirmed as positive for USUV (0.78%) and 13 for WNV (0.42%). The results suggest that in 2012, USUV was circulating more than WNV in North‐eastern Italy.
- Publication
Journal of Medical Virology, 2018, Vol 90, Issue 10, p1666
- ISSN
0146-6615
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jmv.25230