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Abstract

Blood donation screening for West Nile virus (WNV) was mandatory in the Lazio region in 2017 and 2018 (June-November) according to the national surveillance plan. In these years, all five donations reactive in WNV nucleic acid amplification tests harboured instead Usutu virus (USUV). Clade ‘Europe 2’ was identified in four blood donations and a 2018 mosquito pool. The cocirculation of WNV and USUV in Lazio warrants increased laboratory support and awareness of possible virus misidentification.

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Expanding Usutu virus circulation in Italy: detection in the Lazio region, central Italy, 2017 to 2018
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Fabrizio+Carletti&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Carletti Fabrizio</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Francesca+Colavita&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Colavita Francesca</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Francesca+Rovida&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rovida Francesca</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Elena+Percivalle&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Percivalle Elena</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Fausto+Baldanti&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Baldanti Fausto</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ida+Ricci&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ricci Ida</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Claudio+De+Liberato&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">De Liberato Claudio</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Francesca+Rosone&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rosone Francesca</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Francesco+Messina&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Messina Francesco</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Eleonora+Lalle&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lalle Eleonora</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Licia+Bordi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bordi Licia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Francesco+Vairo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Vairo Francesco</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Maria+Rosaria+Capobianchi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Capobianchi Maria Rosaria</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Giuseppe+Ippolito&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ippolito Giuseppe</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Giuseppina+Cappiello&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cappiello Giuseppina</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alberto+Span%C3%B2&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Spanò Alberto</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Silvia+Meschi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Meschi Silvia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Concetta+Castilletti&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Castilletti Concetta</a></span>. Expanding Usutu virus circulation in Italy: detection in the Lazio region, central Italy, 2017 to 2018. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2019;24(3):pii=1800649. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.3.1800649" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.3.1800649</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 03 Dec 2018;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 16 Jan 2019 </span> </p>
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