Does the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) represent a threat for human health in Europe? Detection of JEV RNA sequences in birds collected in Italy.

摘要: To the editor: Autochthonous cases of Japanese encephalitis (JE) have never been reported in Europe, where there is virtually no circulation virus [1]. However, issue Eurosurveillance published on 12 July 2012, Ravanini et al. [2] detection an RNA sequence (JEV) NS5 gene one pool Culex pipiens mosquitoes collected north-eastern Italy during summer 2010. Unfortunately, was relatively short (167 bp), and attempts to amplify longer sequences using primers targeted E, NS3 genes isolate cell cultures failed.