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. 2018 Aug;23(32):1800427.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.32.1800427.

An early start of West Nile virus seasonal transmission: the added value of One Heath surveillance in detecting early circulation and triggering timely response in Italy, June to July 2018

Flavia Riccardo  1 , Federica Monaco  2 , Antonino Bella  1 , Giovanni Savini  2 , Francesca Russo  3 , Roberto Cagarelli  4 , Michele Dottori  5 , Caterina Rizzo  1   6 , Giulietta Venturi  1 , Marco Di Luca  1 , Simonetta Pupella  7 , Letizia Lombardini  8 , Patrizio Pezzotti  1 , Patrizia Parodi  9 , Francesco Maraglino  9 , Alessandro Nanni Costa  8 , Giancarlo Maria Liumbruno  7 , Giovanni Rezza  1 ; working group  10
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An early start of West Nile virus seasonal transmission: the added value of One Heath surveillance in detecting early circulation and triggering timely response in Italy, June to July 2018

Flavia Riccardo et al. Euro Surveill. 2018 Aug.

Abstract

In Italy, the 2018 West Nile virus transmission season started early with a high number of cases reported. One-Health surveillance, within the Italian West Nile national preparedness and response plan, detected viral circulation 9 days before symptom-onset of the first confirmed human case; triggering timely implementation of blood and transplant safety measures. This is an example of how functional coordination allows health authorities to use early warning triggers from surveillance systems to implement preventive measures.

Keywords: One Health surveillance; West Nile Virus.

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Figure 1
Confirmed human cases of West Nile virus infection notified in Italy, June 2010–July 2018 (n = 415)
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Figure 2
West Nile virus detection in Culex mosquitoes, birds, horses and humans, by date of detection or of symptom onset of West Nile fever, Italy, June–July 2018
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Figure 3
Provinces where West Nile virus infection was detected in mosquitoes/animals/humans, Italy, June–July 2018 (n = 25 provinces, of which 9 also reporting human infections)
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