West Nile virus in Italy: the reports of its disappearance were greatly exaggerated.

What it found

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Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

1. West Nile Virus: Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Prophylaxis with a Comparative Insight from Italy and Iran.Vaccines · 2026
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2. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of West Nile virus infections in Istanbul, Türkiye: a population-based cohort study.BMC infectious diseases · 2025
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3. Seroprevalence of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Occupational Settings: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023
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4. West Nile Virus Infection: A Cross-Sectional Study on Italian Medical Professionals during Summer Season 2022.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022
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5. Dengue Fever in Italy: The "Eternal Return" of an Emerging Arboviral Disease.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022
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