Prevalence of Usutu and West Nile virus antibodies in human sera, Modena, Italy, 2012

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作者
Faggioni, Giovanni [1 ]
De Santis, Riccardo [1 ]
Pomponi, Alice [1 ]
Grottola, Antonella [2 ]
Serpini, Giulia Fregni [2 ]
Meacci, Marisa [2 ]
Gennari, William [2 ]
Tagliazucchi, Sara [2 ]
Pecorari, Monica [2 ]
Monaco, Federica [3 ]
Savini, Giovanni [3 ]
Benedetti, Eleonora [4 ]
Remoli, Maria Elena [4 ]
Fortuna, Claudia [4 ]
Venturi, Giulietta [4 ]
Rezza, Giovanni [4 ]
Lista, Florigio [1 ]
机构
[1] Army Med Ctr, Sci Dept, Via S Stefano Rotondo 4, I-00184 Rome, Italy
[2] Univ Hosp Polyclin, Microbiol & Virol Unit, Modena, Italy
[3] Ist Zooprofilatt Sperimentale Abruzzo & Molise, OIE Reference Lab West Nile Fever, Teramo, Italy
[4] Ist Super Sanita, Dept Infect Parasit & Immunomediated Dis, Rome, Italy
关键词
Emilia-Romagna; plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT); seroprevalence; Usutu virus; West Nile virus; FLAVIVIRUSES; CIRCULATION; REGION;
D O I
10.1002/jmv.25230
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
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.
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