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Vittorio Spoto

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Investigation and control of a Norovirus outbreak of probable waterborne transmission through a municipal groundwater system

2014

During March 2011 an outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred in Santo Stefano di Quisquina, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. Within two weeks 156 cases were identified among the 4,965 people living in the municipality. An epidemiological investigation was conducted to characterize the outbreak and target the control measures. A case was defined as a person developing diarrhea or vomiting during February 27–March 13, 2011. Stool specimens were collected from 12 cases. Norovirus (NoV) genotype GII.4 variant New Orleans 2009 was identified in stool samples from 11 of 12 cases tested (91.7%). Epidemiological investigations suggested a possible association with municipal drinking water consumption. Water …

drinking water Italy Norovirus outbreak waterborneAdultMaleMicrobiology (medical)Settore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia Clinicamedicine.medical_specialtyPublic water systemAdolescentMolecular Sequence DataSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E ApplicataReal-Time Polymerase Chain Reactionmedicine.disease_causeWater consumptionDisease OutbreaksFecesYoung AdultEnvironmental healthEpidemiologymedicineHumansWaterborne transmissionSicilyWaste Management and DisposalAgedCaliciviridae InfectionsWater Science and TechnologyAged 80 and overDrinking WaterNorovirusPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthOutbreakSequence Analysis DNAMiddle AgedVirologyGastroenteritisDiarrheaInfectious DiseasesGeographyNorovirusFemalemedicine.symptomLatex Fixation TestsGroundwaterJournal of Water and Health
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Surveillance of a municipal drinking-water supply after a Norovirus outbreak in Italy

2012

Microbiology (medical)endocrine system diseasesbusiness.industryeducationWater supplyOutbreakGeneral Medicinemedicine.disease_causeVirologyeye diseasesInfectious DiseasesGeographyEnvironmental healthNorovirusmedicinecardiovascular diseasessense organsbusinessInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases
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First detection of SARS-CoV-2 A.23.1 sub-lineage in migrants arriving to Italy via the Mediterranean Sea and public health implications

2021

COVID-19 Mediterranean sea Migrants Molecular surveillance NGS Phylogeny analysis Public health SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination programs2019-20 coronavirus outbreakmedicine.medical_specialtyLineage (genetic)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Vaccination programsMigrantsArticlePhylogeny analysisMediterranean seamedicineHumansPhylogenyTransients and MigrantsPublic healthSARS-CoV-2Public healthPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthCOVID-19VirologyInfectious DiseasesGeographyItalyMolecular surveillanceNGSMediterranean seaTravel Medicine and Infectious Disease
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