First Human Usutu Virus Reported in Asti (Piedmont, Italy, August 2022) and Early Follow-Up.

Autor: Lupia T; Unit of Infectious Diseases, Cardinal Massaia, 14100 Asti, Italy., Marletto FP; Blood Transfusion Centre, Cardinal Massaia, 14100 Asti, Italy., Scuvera IT; Blood Transfusion Centre, Cardinal Massaia, 14100 Asti, Italy., Bosio R; Department of Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy., Rizzello B; Department of Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy., Fornari V; Department of Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy., Vivenza DML; Blood Transfusion Centre, Cardinal Massaia, 14100 Asti, Italy., Ghisetti V; Microbiology Unit, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, 10100 Turin, Italy., Brusa MT; Unit of Infectious Diseases, Cardinal Massaia, 14100 Asti, Italy., Corcione S; Department of Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.; School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA., De Rosa FG; Unit of Infectious Diseases, Cardinal Massaia, 14100 Asti, Italy.; Department of Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Tropical medicine and infectious disease [Trop Med Infect Dis] 2022 Dec 17; Vol. 7 (12). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 17.
DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed7120443
Abstrakt: The Usutu virus (USUV) has recently attracted the attention of scientists because of its rapid spread across Europe and its growth over the previous seasons in Italy. Here, we describe the first case of USUV infection in Asti, Piedmont region, Italy. The patient remained asymptomatic in the acute phase and during the early follow-up, despite a mild increase in liver enzymes. The prompt diagnosis in this patient was due to positive qualitative PCR for WNV blood-donor screening with negative RT-PCR of WNV and positive USUV-RNA following the confirmation test. Blood-donor screening and transmission risk monitoring are pivotal in following the spread of this Flavivirus in non-endemic countries, due to the high percentage of asymptomatic carriers.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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