ArticleLa Medicina del lavoro2018
Seroprevalence survey of arboviruses in workers from Tuscany, Italy.
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- West Nile Virus Infection in Occupational Settings-A Systematic Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
- Emerging zoonotic viral infections of occupational health importance.Pathogens and disease · 2019Pooled it
- Seroprevalence of West Nile Virus in Blood Donors in Mainland Portugal.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Toscana virus - an emerging Mediterranean arbovirus transmitted by sand flies.The Journal of general virology · 2024Review
- Melittin-Related Peptides Interfere with Sandfly Fever Naples Virus Infection by Interacting with Heparan Sulphate.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- Epidemiology of Toscana Virus in Italy (2018-2020), a summary of available evidences.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundArthropod-borne viruses (Arbovirus) play an important role among emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases and in the spreading of infections in new geographic areas. Although some arboviral infections may be asymptomatic or mild flu-like illnesses, many occur as severe forms of meningitis and meningoencephalitis.
objectivesTo assess whether arboviral infections may be associated with occupational risk, in a population of agricultural and forestry workers potentially at high risk for arthropods bite and sting.
methodsA seroprevalence survey for arboviruses belonging to the genera Flaviviruses (West Nile, Tick-borne encephalitis and Usutu viruses) and Phlebovirus (Toscana virus) was carried out in Grosseto province (Tuscany, Italy). One hundred and one serum samples of occupationally exposed workers and 100 serum samples of not exposed workers were analyzed using commercial and home-made serological assays. Serological data were obtained in 2012 and analyzed according to demographic characteristics, recollection of insect-bites, and time spent in outdoor activities.
resultsA total seropositivity of 10% (21/201) was observed for Toscana virus. No difference in seroprevalence for Toscana virus was observed among the exposed (10/101) versus the not exposed (11/100) workers. No seropositivity for West Nile, Usutu and Tick-borne encephalitis viruses was detected.
conclusionsAlthough circulation of Toscana virus is recognized in the study area, our results did not reveal a higher risk for workers exposed to arthropods bite and sting. Health surveillance programs remain useful to monitor the potential emergence of arboviruses.
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