Chikungunya in Italy: actions in and implications for the European Union

Diseases of Environmental and Zoonotic Origin Team, ECDC

doi:10.2807/esw.12.36.03261-en

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Chikungunya in Italy: actions in and implications for the European Union
Diseases of Environmental and Zoonotic Origin Team, ECDC
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Citation style for this article: Diseases of Environmental and Zoonotic Origin Team, ECDC Collective. Chikungunya in Italy: actions in and implications for the European Union. Euro Surveill. 2007;12(36):pii=3261. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.12.36.03261-en

Abstract

The current outbreak of chikungunya fever in north-eastern Italy described above marks the first recorded occasion that this virus has been transmitted by mosquitoes within Europe. Aedes albopictus (often referred to as the “tiger mosquito”) is thought to be the main vector for the current outbreak in Italy.