Title |
Molecular characterization of flaviviruses from field-collected mosquitoes in northwestern Italy, 2011–2012
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Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, August 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-7-395 |
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Authors |
Francesca Rizzo, Francesco Cerutti, Marco Ballardini, Andrea Mosca, Nicoletta Vitale, Maria Cristina Radaelli, Rosanna Desiato, Marino Prearo, Alessandra Pautasso, Cristina Casalone, Pierluigi Acutis, Simone Peletto, Maria Lucia Mandola |
Abstract |
The genus Flavivirus comprises several mosquito-borne species, including the zoonotic pathogens West Nile and Usutu virus, circulating in animals and humans in Italy since 1998. Due to its ecological and geographical features, Piedmont is considered a risk area for flavivirus transmission. Here we report the results of a flavivirus survey (detection and genetic characterization) of mosquitoes collected in Piedmont in 2012 and the genetic characterization of three strains detected in 2011. |
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