Integrated Hospital, Emergency Department, and Community Surveillance for Respiratory Viruses in Milan, Italy
Alberto Rizzo, Federica Salari, Cristina Galli, Manuel Maffeo, Cristina Paduraru, Simone Villa, Alberto Dolci, Elena Pariani, Danilo Cereda, Andrea Cavallo, Andrea Cavallo, Sara Giubileo, Alessandra Lombardi, Davide Mileto, Loriana Morelli, Stefano Odelli, Sandro Binda, Emanuela Matteucci, Valeria Primache, Arlinda Seiti, Gabriele del Castillo, Giovanni Rezza, Carlo Signorelli · 2026
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Alberto Rizzo and co-authors compare respiratory virus surveillance across three settings in Milan, Italy: the community, emergency departments, and hospital wards. Single-source surveillance can mislead because virus circulation varies by setting and age. Their 2026 study analyses molecular test results from January 2024 to October 2025.
Among 8,029 samples, 46.8 percent tested positive for at least one virus, with the highest rates in emergency departments and the community and lower rates on wards. Timing differed by virus and setting: influenza A appeared first on wards and peaked there before the other settings, while influenza B and RSV followed different orders. The authors conclude ward data add complementary information, especially for hospitalised and older patients, but are not consistently earlier or better. They recommend integrated surveillance interpreted with care about who gets tested in each setting.
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| CREATOR | Alberto Rizzo, Federica Salari, Cristina Galli, Manuel Maffeo, Cristina Paduraru, Simone Villa, Alberto Dolci, Elena Pariani, Danilo Cereda, Andrea Cavallo, Andrea Cavallo, Sara Giubileo, Alessandra Lombardi, Davide Mileto, Loriana Morelli, Stefano Odelli, Sandro Binda, Emanuela Matteucci, Valeria Primache, Arlinda Seiti, Gabriele del Castillo, Giovanni Rezza, Carlo Signorelli |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |