Barzon L, Squarzon L, Cattai M, Franchin E, Pagni S, Cusinato R, Palu G
Department of Histology, Microbiology and Medical Biotechnology, University of Padua, Italy.
Euro Surveill. 2009 Aug 6;14(31):19289. doi: 10.2807/ese.14.31.19289-en.
We report here an update on human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection in Veneto region, northeastern Italy. In addition to two cases of WNV neuroinvasive disease notified through a surveillance programme started in September 2008, further four cases were retrospectively identified (in May 2009) by investigating patients with aseptic meningoencephalitis of unknown aetiology occurring in Veneto region in June-September 2008. All six patients had symptom onset in August-September 2008 and were resident in a wetland area close to the Po river delta in Rovigo province. Further five cases of asymptomatic WNV infection, including four residents of the same area in Rovigo, were identified in a seroprevalence study in farm workers from Veneto region. To date, no human cases have been notified in 2009.
我们在此报告意大利东北部威尼托地区西尼罗河病毒（WNV）感染人类病例的最新情况。除了通过2008年9月启动的监测计划通报的两例WNV神经侵袭性疾病病例外，通过调查2008年6月至9月在威尼托地区发生的病因不明的无菌性脑膜脑炎患者，还回顾性地确定了另外4例病例（2009年5月）。所有6例患者均于2008年8月至9月出现症状，居住在罗维戈省靠近波河三角洲的湿地地区。在一项对威尼托地区农场工人的血清流行率研究中，又发现了5例无症状WNV感染病例，其中包括罗维戈同一地区的4名居民。截至目前，2009年尚未通报任何人类病例。
