Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Lombardy, Italy

We report in Lombardy, a populous region in the northwest, a chamois displaying clinical signs of tickborne encephalitis virus that had multiple virus-positive ticks attached, as well as a symptomatic man. Further, we show serologic evidence of viral circulation in the area.PMID:38270164 | PMC:PMC10826753 | DOI:10.3201/eid3002.231016

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - January 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Alessandra Gaffuri Davide Sassera Mattia Calzolari Lucia Gibelli Davide Lelli Alessandra Tebaldi Nadia Vicari Alessandro Bianchi Claudio Pigoli Monica Cerioli Luca Zandon à Giorgio Varisco Irene Bertoletti Paola Prati Source Type: research