Concetta Castilletti

Autochthonous chikungunya virus outbreak in Verona province, Italy, 2025

Abstract Background Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), primarily transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, has increasingly caused autochthonous outbreaks in temperate regions, including Italy. In 2025, a local CHIKV outbreak occurred in Verona province, Veneto Region. We report the findings of i...

Oropouche virus causes severe congenital disease in embryonic mice

Abstract The recent outbreak of Oropouche virus (OROV) in Latin-America with unprecedented reports of vertical transmission resulting in congenital malformations and fetal death, redefines the threat posed by this arbovirus. We discovered that injection of a low inoculum of the e...