Further spread of West Nile virus in Italy

Authors :: Rossella Lelli
Silvana Cascio
Domenico Vicari
Giuseppa Purpari
Annalisa Guercio
Giovanni Savini
Paolo Calistri
Federica Monaco
Source :: Veterinaria Italiana, Vol 46, Iss 4, Pp 471-474 (2010)
Publication Year :: 2010
Publisher :: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale, 2010.
Abstract: Following two consecutive years of West Nile virus (WNV) circulation in Italy, new foci of infection were observed in August 2010 in Sicily and Molise in southern and central Italy, respectively. These incidents were far from the previous infected area in northern Italy, thereby confirming the ability of WNV to spread to new areas and affect new host populations.