Toscana virus infections in northern Italy: laboratory and clinical evaluation.

Autor: Vocale C; Department of Haematology and Oncology L. and A. Seragnoli, Section of Microbiology, St. Orsola University Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy., Bartoletti M, Rossini G, Macini P, Pascucci MG, Mori F, Tampieri A, Lenzi T, Pavoni M, Giorgi C, Gaibani P, Cavrini F, Pierro AM, Landini MP, Viale P, Sambri V
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) [Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis] 2012 Jun; Vol. 12 (6), pp. 526-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Mar 26.
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2011.0781
Abstrakt: Toscana virus (TOSv) is a neurotropic arthropod-borne virus that causes meningitis in the Mediterranean basin during the summer months. A total of 120 patients suffering from acute aseptic meningitis between July 1 and October 31, 2010 in northern Italy were evaluated. Eighteen of them (15%) were in the acute stage of TOSv disease.
Databáze: MEDLINE