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Secondary Autochthonous Outbreak of Chikungunya, Southern Italy, 2017

In 2017, a chikungunya outbreak in central Italy later evolved into a secondary cluster in southern Italy, providing evidence of disease emergence in new areas. Officials have taken action to raise awareness among clinicians and the general population, increase timely case detection, reduce mosquito...

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Autores principales: Riccardo, Flavia, Venturi, Giulietta, Di Luca, Marco, Del Manso, Martina, Severini, Francesco, Andrianou, Xanthi, Fortuna, Claudia, Remoli, Maria Elena, Benedetti, Eleonora, Caporali, Maria Grazia, Fratto, Francesca, Mignuoli, Anna Domenica, Rizzo, Liliana, De Vito, Giuseppe, De Giorgio, Vincenzo, Surace, Lorenzo, Vairo, Francesco, Angelini, Paola, Re, Maria Carla, Amendola, Antonello, Fiorentini, Cristiano, Marsili, Giulia, Toma, Luciano, Boccolini, Daniela, Romi, Roberto, Pezzotti, Patrizio, Rezza, Giovanni, Rizzo, Caterina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810187/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31625839
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2511.180949
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Sumario:In 2017, a chikungunya outbreak in central Italy later evolved into a secondary cluster in southern Italy, providing evidence of disease emergence in new areas. Officials have taken action to raise awareness among clinicians and the general population, increase timely case detection, reduce mosquito breeding sites, and promote mosquito bite prevention.