Epidemiological surveillance of West Nile neuroinvasive diseases in Italy, 2008 to 2011
Autor(es): Rizzo C, Salcuni P, Nicoletti L, Ciufolini M G, Russo F, Masala R, Frongia O, Finarelli A C, Gramegna M, Gallo L, Pompa M G, Rezza G, Salmaso S, Declich S
Resumo: We describe the geographical - temporal distribution of West Nile neuroinvasive diseases (WNND) cases in Italy from 2008 to 2011. The increasing number of confirmed human cases from eight in 2008 to 18 in 2009 - the occurrence of the virus in a larger geographical area in 2009 (moving from east to west) prompted the Ministry of Health to publish, in spring 2010, a national programme for WNND human surveillance, comprising veterinary - vector surveillance. Subsequently, in 2011, a new national plan on integrated human surveillance of imported - autochthonous vector-borne diseases (chikungunya, dengue - West Nile disease) was issued. Between 2008 - 2011, 43 cases of WNND were reported from five regions in Italy with a case fatality rate of 16%. The incidence of WNND during the entire study period was 0.55 per 100,000 population (range: 0.06-0.23 per 100,000). During 2011, two new regions (Friuli-Venezia Giulia - Sardinia) reported confirmed cases in humans. Integrated human, entomological - animal surveillance for West Nile virus is a public health priority in Italy - will be maintained during 2012.
Imprenta: Euro Surveillance, v. 17, n. 20, 2012
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Flaviviridae ; Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology ; Chikungunya virus - Immunology ; Chikungunya virus - Public health
Data de publicação: 2012
