Authors’ reply: Diagnostic challenges to be considered regarding zika virus in the context of the presence of the vector aedes albopictus in Europe

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2016, Pages

  Venturi, G ^a   Zammarchi, L ^b,c   Fortuna, C ^a   Remoli, M E ^a   Benedetti, E ^a   Fiorentini, C ^a   Trotta, M ^c   Rizzo, C ^a   Mantella, A ^b   Rezza, G ^a   Bartoloni, A ^c  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c SOD Malattie Infettive e Tropicali   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID; VIRUS VECTOR;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CROSS REACTION; EUROPE; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PLAQUE REDUCTION NEUTRALISATION TEST; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIREMIA; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS NEUTRALIZATION; WEST NILE VIRUS; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION; AEDES; ANIMAL; DISEASE CARRIER; VIROLOGY; ZIKA VIRUS;

AEDES; ANIMALS; EUROPE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; ZIKA VIRUS;

EID: 84960830798     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.10.30163     Document Type: Letter

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