Seroprevalence of and risk factors for Toscana and Sicilian virus infection in a sample population of Sicily (Italy)

Journal of Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 212-217

  Calamusa, Giuseppe ^a   Valenti, Rosalia Maria ^a   Vitale, Francesco ^a   Mammina, Caterina ^a   Romano, Nino ^a   Goedert, James Jerome ^b   Gori Savellini, Gianni ^c   Cusi, Maria Grazia ^c   Amodio, Emanuele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italy; Re emergence; Sicilian virus; Toscana virus

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHLEBOVIRUS; POPULATION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SICILIAN VIRUS; SICILIAN VIRUS INFECTION; TOSCANA VIRUS; TOSCANA VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOTOMUS FEVER; PHLEBOVIRUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SANDFLY FEVER NAPLES VIRUS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SICILY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855889581     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.11.012     Document Type: Article

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