Prevalence of Usutu and West Nile virus antibodies in human sera, Modena, Italy, 2012
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2018
Short description:
Prevalence of Usutu and West Nile virus antibodies in human sera, Modena, Italy, 2012 / Faggioni, G., De Santis, R., Pomponi, A., Grottola, A., Serpini, G.F., Meacci, M., Gennari, W., Tagliazucchi, S., Pecorari, M., Monaco, F., Savini, G., Benedetti, E., Remoli, M.E., Fortuna, C., Venturi, G., Rezza, G., Lista, F.. - In: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY. - ISSN 0146-6615. - 90:10(2018), pp. 1666-1668. [10.1002/jmv.25230]
abstract:
A collection of 3069 human sera collected in the area of the municipality of Modena, Emilia Romagna, Italy, was retrospectively investigated for specific antibodies against Usutu (USUV) and West Nile viruses (WNV). All the samples resulting positive using a preliminary screening test were analyzed with the plaque reduction neutralization test. Overall, 24 sera were confirmed as positive for USUV (0.78%) and 13 for WNV (0.42%). The results suggest that in 2012, USUV was circulating more than WNV in North-eastern Italy.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Emilia-Romagna; plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT); seroprevalence; Usutu virus; West Nile virus
List of contributors:
Faggioni, G.; De Santis, R.; Pomponi, A.; Grottola, A.; Serpini, G. F.; Meacci, M.; Gennari, W.; Tagliazucchi, S.; Pecorari, M.; Monaco, F.; Savini, G.; Benedetti, E.; Remoli, M. E.; Fortuna, C.; Venturi, G.; Rezza, G.; Lista, F.
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