Integrated human surveillance systems of West Nile virus infections in Italy: The 2012 experience

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 7180-7192

  Napoli, Christian ^a   Bella, Antonino ^a   Declich, Silvia ^a   Grazzini, Giuliano ^a   Lombardini, Letizia ^b   Costa, Alessandro Nanni ^b   Nicoletti, Loredana ^a   Pompa, Maria Grazia ^c   Pupella, Simonetta ^a   Russo, Francesca ^d   Rizzo, Caterina ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b National Centre for Transplantation   (Italy)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Italy)

^d Ministry of Health ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Italy; Surveillance; West Nile virus infections

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRUS INFECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; VERY ELDERLY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; WEST NILE NEUROINVASIVE DISEASE;

ITALY; VENETO;

ANIMALIA; WEST NILE VIRUS;

AGED; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEASONS; TISSUE DONORS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 84890546101     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10127180     Document Type: Article

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