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West Nile virus in Italy: history and evolving transmission patterns

2026-07-15

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<h4>BACKGROUND</h4> West Nile virus (WNV) has become an important public health concern in Europe. Italy is one of the most affected countries, yet our understanding of WNV epidemiology, genomics, and dispersal across hosts and geographic regions is incomplete. <h4>AIM</h4> To reveal the history of WNV in Italy by integrating epidemiological, genomic, and environmental data into descriptive and quantitative asse...

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DOI: 10.64898/2026.07.12.26357540

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