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SUBMITTER: Calzolari M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3364206 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Calzolari Mattia M Gaibani Paolo P Bellini Romeo R Defilippo Francesco F Pierro Anna A Albieri Alessandro A Maioli Giulia G Luppi Andrea A Rossini Giada G Balzani Agnese A Tamba Marco M Galletti Giorgio G Gelati Antonio A Carrieri Marco M Poglayen Giovanni G Cavrini Francesca F Natalini Silvano S Dottori Michele M Sambri Vittorio V Angelini Paola P Bonilauri Paolo P
PloS one 20120530 5
<h4>Background</h4>In 2008, after the first West Nile virus (WNV) detection in the Emilia-Romagna region, a surveillance system, including mosquito- and bird-based surveillance, was established to evaluate the virus presence. Surveillance was improved in following years by extending the monitoring to larger areas and increasing the numbers of mosquitoes and birds tested.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>A network of mosquito traps, evenly distributed and regularly activated, was set up with ...[more]