Serological survey of Toscana virus infections in a high-risk population in Italy

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Valassina, M
Valentini, M
Pugliese, A
Valensin, PE
Cusi, MG
机构
[1] Univ Siena, Dept Mol Med, Microbiol Sect, I-53100 Siena, Italy
[2] Univ Turin, Dept Med & Surg Sci, Clin Microbiol Sect, Turin, Italy
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10.1128/CDLI.10.3.483-484.2003
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Toscana virus is the most important agent responsible for meningitis in central Italy. We report a serosurveillance study, using an immunoenzymatic assay, of 360 serum samples harvested from a high-risk population occupationally exposed to Toscana virus in two regions of Italy, Tuscany and Piedmont. The results indicates a seroprevalence of Toscana virus of 77.2% in the forestry workers, particularly in the Tuscany region. This fact is strictly correlated with the ecological niches specific for the survival of Toscana virus arthropod vector.
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