Usutu virus infection in a patient who underwent orthotropic liver transplantation, Italy, August-September 2009

Francesca Cavrini, Paolo Gaibani, Giuseppe Longo, +10

Eurosurveillance

Usutu Virus InfectionSolid Organ TransplantationViral PathogenesisPathologyArbovirus +20

Inflammatory Cytokine Expression Is Associated with Chikungunya Virus Resolution and Symptom Severity

Alyson A. Kelvin, David W. Banner, Giuliano Silvi, +16

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

InflammationAutoimmune DiseaseMedicineImmunodeficienciesPathogenesis +13

A rapid and specific real-time RT-PCR assay to identify Usutu virus in human plasma, serum, and cerebrospinal fluid

Francesca Cavrini, Maria Elena Della Pepa, Paolo Gaibani, +4

Journal of Clinical Virology

Diagnostic VirologyViral PersistenceViral DiagnosticsNeurovirologyDiagnostic Test +6

Mosquito, Bird and Human Surveillance of West Nile and Usutu Viruses in Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy) in 2010

Mattia Calzolari, Paolo Gaibani, Romeo Bellini, +18

PLoS ONE

A Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody Targeting the Acid-Sensitive Region in Chikungunya Virus E2 Protects from Disease

Suganya Selvarajah, Nicole R. Sexton, Kristen M. Kahle, +19

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

VaccinationEpitope BoundAllergyMolecular VirologyPathogenesis +11

Human cytomegalovirus glycoprotein N (gpUL73-gN) genomic variants: identification of a novel subgroup, geographical distribution and evidence of positive selective pressure

Sara Pignatelli, Paola Dal Monte, Giada Rossini, +8

Journal of General Virology

Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs underlie West Nile virus encephalitis in ∼40% of patients

Adrian Gervais, Francesca Rovida, Maria Antonietta Avanzini, +59

The Journal of Experimental Medicine

First human case of West Nile virus neuroinvasive infection in Italy, September 2008 – case report

Giada Rossini, Francesca Cavrini, A. Pierro, +9

Eurosurveillance

Viral DiagnosticsImmunologyDisease OutbreakFirst Human CaseArbovirus +18

Development and validation of a prediction model for severe respiratory failure in hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection: a multicentre cohort study (PREDI-CO study)

Michele Bartoletti, Maddalena Giannella, Luigia Scudeller, +89

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Prediction ModelSars-cov-2 InfectionRespiratory DiseasesCovid-19 PandemicClinical Epidemiology +8

West Nile virus transmission with human cases in Italy, August - September 2009

Caterina Rizzo, Silvia Declich, A C Finarelli, +14

Eurosurveillance

Vector-borne PathogenSeptember 2009Virus EpidemiologyNeurological DisorderDate 16 +11