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In spring 2022, Europe faced an unprecedented heatwave, increasing the risk of West Nile virus (WNV) outbreaks. As early as 7 June 2022, WNV was detected in mosquitoes in northern Italy, and – in the following days – in two blood donors, a patient with encephalitis, wild birds and additional mosquito pools. Genome sequencing demonstrated co-circulation of WNV lineage 2 and a newly introduced WNV lineage 1, which was discovered in the region in 2021.

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Early start of seasonal transmission and co-circulation of West Nile virus lineage 2 and a newly introduced lineage 1 strain, northern Italy, June 2022
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Luisa+Barzon&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Barzon Luisa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Fabrizio+Montarsi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Montarsi Fabrizio</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Erika+Quaranta&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Quaranta Erika</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Isabella+Monne&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Monne Isabella</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Monia+Pacenti&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pacenti Monia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alice+Michelutti&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Michelutti Alice</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Federica+Toniolo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Toniolo Federica</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Patrizia+Danesi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Danesi Patrizia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Giulio+Marchetti&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Marchetti Giulio</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Federica+Gobbo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Gobbo Federica</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alessandro+Sinigaglia&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sinigaglia Alessandro</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Silvia+Riccetti&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Riccetti Silvia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Emanuela+Dal+Molin&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Dal Molin Emanuela</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Laura+Favero&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Favero Laura</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Francesca+Russo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Russo Francesca</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Gioia+Capelli&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Capelli Gioia</a></span>. Early start of seasonal transmission and co-circulation of West Nile virus lineage 2 and a newly introduced lineage 1 strain, northern Italy, June 2022. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2022;27(29):pii=2200548. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.29.2200548" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.29.2200548</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 08 Jul 2022;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 21 Jul 2022 </span> </p>
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