The 2007 epidemic outbreak of Chikungunya virus infection in the Romagna region of Italy: A new perspective for the possible diffusion of tropical diseases in temperate areas?

New Microbiologica

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-304

  Sambri, Vittorio ^a,b,c   Cavrini, Francesca ^b   Rossini, Giada ^b   Pierro, Anna ^b   Landini, Maria Paola ^a  

^a Microbiology Section

^b Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergency

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CLIMATE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; ITALY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

AEDES; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; CLIMATE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; ITALY;

CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS;

EID: 52749093454     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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