Velati C, Angelini P, Pupella S
Italian Society of Tranfusion Medicine and Immunohaematology (SIMTI), via Principe Amedeo 149/D, 00185 Roma, Italy.
General Direction for Health and Social Policies, Regione Emilia-Romagna, Bologna, Italy.
Transfus Clin Biol. 2017 Sep;24(3):172-175. doi: 10.1016/j.tracli.2017.06.019. Epub 2017 Jul 25.
After the Chikungunya outbreak in 2007 in Italy, a national Plan for the surveillance of human vector-borne diseases has been implemented and annually updated on the basis of the epidemiological changes based-evidences. The transfusion Authorities cooperates, since 2008, with public health services and veterinary (entomological and ornithological) surveillance systems. In some Italian regions, a common protocol for exchanging data is in place to identify the West Nile Virus (WNV) circulation in birds and mosquitoes: the goal is to anticipate the introduction of WNV-NAT screening in blood donors and, on the other hand, to limit testing only in geographic areas where the virus circulation is actual. The integration of surveillance activities and a multidisciplinary approach made it possible to introduce efficient and preventive measures for reducing the risk of of transmission of WNV trough blood, tissues and organ donation.
2007年意大利基孔肯雅热疫情爆发后，该国实施了一项人类媒介传播疾病监测国家计划，并根据基于流行病学变化的证据每年进行更新。自2008年以来，输血管理部门与公共卫生服务机构以及兽医（昆虫学和鸟类学）监测系统开展合作。在意大利的一些地区，已制定了数据交换通用协议，以确定鸟类和蚊子中是否存在西尼罗河病毒（WNV）传播：目标是提前在献血者中引入WNV核酸检测，另一方面，仅在病毒实际传播的地理区域进行检测。监测活动的整合和多学科方法使得采取有效预防措施降低WNV通过血液、组织和器官捐献传播的风险成为可能。
