| Literature DB >> 29797606 |
Giovanni Faggioni1, Riccardo De Santis1, Alice Pomponi1, Antonella Grottola2, Giulia Fregni Serpini2, Marisa Meacci2, William Gennari2, Sara Tagliazucchi2, Monica Pecorari2, Federica Monaco3, Giovanni Savini3, Eleonora Benedetti4, Maria Elena Remoli4, Claudia Fortuna4, Giulietta Venturi4, Giovanni Rezza4, Florigio Lista1.
Abstract
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.Entities:
Keywords: Emilia-Romagna; Usutu virus; West Nile virus; plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT); seroprevalence
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29797606 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.25230
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Virol ISSN: 0146-6615 Impact factor: 2.327