Infection with chikungunya virus in Italy: an outbreak in a temperate region

Lancet

Volumn 370, Issue 9602, 2007, Pages 1840-1846

  Rezza, G ^a   Nicoletti, L ^a   Angelini, R ^b   Romi, R ^a   Finarelli, AC ^c   Panning, M ^d   Cordioli, P ^e   Fortuna, C ^a   Boros, S ^a   Magurano, F ^a   Silvi, G ^b   Angelini, P ^c   Dottori, M ^e   Ciufolini, MG ^a   Majori, GC ^a   Cassone, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Local Health Unit   (Italy)

^c Public Health Authority   (Italy)

^d BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^e ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FEVER; GEOLOGICAL TIME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MOSQUITO; NEWBORN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SEROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 36549076926     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61779-6     Document Type: Article

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