Volume 14, Number 5—May 2008
Letter
Chikungunya Virus in Aedes albopictus, Italy
Paolo Bonilauri*
, Romeo Bellini†, Mattia Calzolari*, Raffaella Angelini‡, Luciano Venturi‡, Francesca Fallacara*, Paolo Cordioli*, Paola Angelini§, Claudio Venturelli¶, Giuseppe Merialdi*, and Michele Dottori*
, Romeo Bellini†, Mattia Calzolari*, Raffaella Angelini‡, Luciano Venturi‡, Francesca Fallacara*, Paolo Cordioli*, Paola Angelini§, Claudio Venturelli¶, Giuseppe Merialdi*, and Michele Dottori*Table
Pooled mosquito samples analyzed for chikungunya virus, Italy
| Pool | No. mosquitoes | Sex | Species | Site of collection | PCR results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125 | F | Aedes albopictus | Castiglione Ravenna | Positive |
| 2 | 90 | F | Ae. albopictus | Castiglione Cervia | Positive |
| 3 | 214 | F | Culex pipiens | Castiglione Ravenna | Negative |
| 4 | 155 | F | Cx. pipiens | Castiglione Cervia | Negative |
| 5 | 5 | F | A. caspius | Castiglione Ravenna and Castiglione Cervia | Negative |
| 6 | 2 | F | Anopheles spp. | Castiglione Ravenna and Castiglione Cervia | Negative |
| 7 | 57 | M | Ae. albopictus | Castiglione Ravenna and Castiglione Cervia | Negative |
| 8 | 15 | M | Cx. pipiens | Castiglione Ravenna and Castiglione Cervia | Negative |
