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Introduction of a European Central-South-Eastern West Nile Virus Lineage 2 strain in Italy in 2023: evidence from the first locally acquired neuroinvasive case in the Calabria region.

2025-12-22 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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ObjectiveWest Nile virus lineage 2 (WNV-2) is a growing public health concern in Europe causing West Nile fever or West Nile neuroinvasive disease (WNND) with substantial morbidity and mortality; however, genomic data from Southern Italy are limited despite recent expansion of autochthonous transmission. The aim of the study was to characterise the phylogenetic and molecular features of the WNV-2 strain responsible for the first autochthonous human infection reported in Calabria (2023), and two ...

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