Chikungunya in north-eastern Italy: a summing up of the outbreak

R Angelini; A C Finarelli; P Angelini; C Po; K Petropulacos; G Silvi; P Macini; C Fortuna; G Venturi; F Magurano; C Fiorentini; A Marchi; E Benedetti; P Bucci; S Boros; R Romi; G Majori; M G Ciufolini; L Nicoletti; G Rezza; A Cassone

doi:10.2807/esw.12.47.03313-en

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Chikungunya in north-eastern Italy: a summing up of the outbreak
R Angelini , A C Finarelli , P Angelini , C Po , K Petropulacos , G Silvi , P Macini , C Fortuna , G Venturi , F Magurano , C Fiorentini , A Marchi , E Benedetti , P Bucci , S Boros , R Romi , G Majori , M G Ciufolini , L Nicoletti , G Rezza , A Cassone
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Citation style for this article: Angelini R, Finarelli A C, Angelini P, Po C, Petropulacos K, Silvi G, Macini P, Fortuna C, Venturi G, Magurano F, Fiorentini C, Marchi A, Benedetti E, Bucci P, Boros S, Romi R, Majori G, Ciufolini M G, Nicoletti L, Rezza G, Cassone A. Chikungunya in north-eastern Italy: a summing up of the outbreak. Euro Surveill. 2007;12(47):pii=3313. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.12.47.03313-en

Abstract

The first outbreak of autochthonously transmitted Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in Europe, which recently occurred in the province of Ravenna in north-eastern Italy has been completely controlled: the last case onset occurred on 28 September in the town of Rimini, and in October no cases were confirmed.