TY - JOUR
T1 - The surveillance of chikungunya virus in a temperate climate
T2 - Challenges and possible solutions from the experience of Lazio Region, Italy
AU - Vairo, Francesco
AU - Di Pietrantonj, Carlo
AU - Pasqualini, Chiara
AU - Mammone, Alessia
AU - Lanini, Simone
AU - Nicastri, Emanuele
AU - Castilletti, Concetta
AU - Ferraro, Federica
AU - Di Bari, Virginia
AU - Puro, Vincenzo
AU - Scognamiglio, Paola
AU - Di Caro, Antonino
AU - Capobianchi, Maria Rosaria
AU - Ippolito, Giuseppe
PY - 2018/9/14
Y1 - 2018/9/14
N2 - CHIKV has become an emerging public health concern in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere as a consequenceof the expansion of the endemic areas of its vectors (mainly Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus). In 2017, a new outbreak of CHIKV was detected in Italy with three clusters of autochthonous transmission in the Lazio Region (central Italy), in the cities of Anzio, Rome, and Latina and a secondary cluster in the Calabria Region (south Italy). Given the climate characteristics of Italy, sporadic outbreaks mostly driven by imported cases followed by autochthonous transmission could occur during the summer season. This highlights the importance of a well-designed surveillance system, which should promptly identify autochthonous transmission. The use of a surveillance system integrating different surveillance tools, including entomological surveillance in a one health approach, together with education of the health care professionals should facilitate the detection, response, and control of arboviruses spreading.
AB - CHIKV has become an emerging public health concern in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere as a consequenceof the expansion of the endemic areas of its vectors (mainly Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus). In 2017, a new outbreak of CHIKV was detected in Italy with three clusters of autochthonous transmission in the Lazio Region (central Italy), in the cities of Anzio, Rome, and Latina and a secondary cluster in the Calabria Region (south Italy). Given the climate characteristics of Italy, sporadic outbreaks mostly driven by imported cases followed by autochthonous transmission could occur during the summer season. This highlights the importance of a well-designed surveillance system, which should promptly identify autochthonous transmission. The use of a surveillance system integrating different surveillance tools, including entomological surveillance in a one health approach, together with education of the health care professionals should facilitate the detection, response, and control of arboviruses spreading.
KW - Chikungunya
KW - Italy
KW - Surveillance
KW - Temperate climate
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U2 - 10.3390/v10090501
DO - 10.3390/v10090501
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85053795283
VL - 10
JO - Viruses
JF - Viruses
SN - 1999-4915
IS - 9
M1 - 501
ER -