Casolari Stefania, Briganti Elisabetta, Zanotti Miriam, Zauli Tiziano, Nicoletti Loredana, Magurano Fabio, Fortuna Claudia, Fiorentini Cristiano, Grazia Ciufolini Maria, Rezza Giovanni
Department of Infectious Diseases, Ospedale Santa Maria, Ravenna, Rome, Italy.
Scand J Infect Dis. 2008;40(11-12):995-6. doi: 10.1080/00365540802419055.
An outbreak of Chikungunya fever occurred in north-east Italy in the summer of 2007. Only 1 fatal case was observed, in an 83-y-old male hospitalized with encephalitis. Viral genome was detected at high level (1.5 x 10(8) copies/ml) in the cerebrospinal fluid 7 d after symptoms onset.
2007年夏天,意大利东北部爆发了基孔肯雅热疫情。仅观察到1例死亡病例,是一名83岁男性,因脑炎住院治疗。症状出现7天后,在脑脊液中检测到高水平的病毒基因组(1.5×10⁸拷贝/毫升)。