High burden of autochthonous arboviral infections during the summer season in Verona province, Italy, during 2025
A large proportion of unexplained acute fever cases had arboviral infections from local transmission. Of note, the protocol permitted an early detection of a local outbreak of chikungunya. These findings support the importance of strengthening public health surveillance in southern Europe, for an early detection of transmission foci and to adapt screening protocols to the changing epidemiology of arboviral infections.
Authors
- Cristina Mazzi
- Concetta Castiletti
- Samuele Cheri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8519-8148)
- Leonardo Ancillotti
- Silvia Accordini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1857-1429)
- Antonio Mori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2845-5931)
- Jesse J. Waggoner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0244-5957)
- Chiara Zanchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8513-1963)
- Dora Buonfrate
- Federico Gobbi
- Paolo Cattaneo
Institutions
- University of Siena (IT)
- Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection
- Published
- 2026-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2026.106730
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministero della Salute