The Surveillance of Chikungunya Virus in a Temperate Climate: Challenges and Possible Solutions from the Experience of Lazio Region, Italy

Viruses

Antonino Di Caro¹  Emanuele Nicastri¹  Giuseppe Ippolito¹  Concetta Castilletti¹  MariaRosaria Capobianchi¹  Chiara Pasqualini²  Carlo Di Pietrantonj²  Paola Scognamiglio³  Vincenzo Puro³  Federica Ferraro³  Simone Lanini³  Francesco Vairo³  Alessia Mammone³  Virginia Di Bari³ 

[1] National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy;Regional Service for Surveillance and Control of Infectious Diseases (SEREMI)—Regione Piemonte, 15121 Alessandria, Italy;Regional Service for Surveillance and Control of Infectious Diseases (SERESMI)—Lazio Region, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy;

关键词: Chikungunya;    surveillance;    temperate climate;    Italy;   

DOI  :  10.3390/v10090501

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

CHIKV has become an emerging public health concern in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere as a consequenceof the expansion of the endemic areas of its vectors (mainly Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus). In 2017, a new outbreak of CHIKV was detected in Italy with three clusters of autochthonous transmission in the Lazio Region (central Italy), in the cities of Anzio, Rome, and Latina and a secondary cluster in the Calabria Region (south Italy). Given the climate characteristics of Italy, sporadic outbreaks mostly driven by imported cases followed by autochthonous transmission could occur during the summer season. This highlights the importance of a well-designed surveillance system, which should promptly identify autochthonous transmission. The use of a surveillance system integrating different surveillance tools, including entomological surveillance in a one health approach, together with education of the health care professionals should facilitate the detection, response, and control of arboviruses spreading.

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