Secondary Autochthonous Outbreak of Chikungunya, Southern Italy, 2017

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...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2019-11, Vol.25 (11), p.2093-2095
Main 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, Fiorentini, Cristiano, Marsili, Giulia, Toma, Luciano, Boccolini, Daniela, Romi, Roberto, Pezzotti, Patrizio, Rezza, Giovanni, Rizzo, Caterina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asian tiger mosquito
autochthonous
Bites (Injuries)
Chikungunya
Chikungunya fever
Chikungunya Fever - epidemiology
Chikungunya Fever - history
Chikungunya Fever - transmission
Chikungunya Fever - virology
Chikungunya virus
CHIKV
Disease Outbreaks
Disease Transmission, Infectious
Dispatch
Geography
Health aspects
History, 21st Century
Humans
Infection
Italy - epidemiology
Mosquito Vectors - virology
Mosquitoes
outbreak
Secondary Autochthonous Outbreak of Chikungunya, Southern Italy, 2017
viruses
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2511.180949