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List of works by Caterina Rizzo

2015/16 I-MOVE/I-MOVE+ multicentre case control study in Europe: moderate vaccine effectiveness estimates against influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and low estimates against lineage mismatched influenza B among children.

scientific article published on 10 November 2017

2015/16 seasonal vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and B among elderly people in Europe: results from the I-MOVE+ project.

scientific article published on July 2017

A large prolonged outbreak of hepatitis A associated with consumption of frozen berries, Italy, 2013-14.

scientific article published on 13 January 2017

A severe outbreak of listeriosis in central Italy with a rare pulsotype associated with processed pork products

scientific article published on 19 July 2018

A/H1N1 pandemic influenza vaccination: A retrospective evaluation of adverse maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes in a cohort of pregnant women in Italy.

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Active surveillance for safety monitoring of seasonal influenza vaccines in Italy, 2015/2016 season

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Aeromonas sobria sepsis complicated by rhabdomyolysis in an HIV-positive patient: case report and evaluation of traits associated with bacterial virulence

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Age-prioritized use of antivirals during an influenza pandemic

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An autochthonous case of Zika due to possible sexual transmission, Florence, Italy, 2014

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An early start of West Nile virus seasonal transmission: the added value of One Heath surveillance in detecting early circulation and triggering timely response in Italy, June to July 2018

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An early warning system based on syndromic surveillance to detect potential health emergencies among migrants: results of a two-year experience in Italy

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An infectious disease model on empirical networks of human contact: bridging the gap between dynamic network data and contact matrices

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Assessing the burden of paediatric influenza in Europe: the European Paediatric Influenza Analysis (EPIA) project

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Attitudes and Beliefs on Influenza Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a Representative Italian Survey

scientific article published on 30 November 2020

Authors' reply: diagnostic challenges to be considered regarding Zika virus in the context of the presence of the vector Aedes albopictus in Europe

scientific article published on March 2016

Behavioural responses to influenza pandemics: what do we know?

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Breastfeeding and Respiratory Infections in the First 6 Months of Life: A Case Control Study

scientific article published on 24 April 2019

Childhood vaccinations: knowledge, attitudes and practices of paediatricians and factors associated with their confidence in addressing parental concerns, Italy, 2016

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Circulation of West Nile virus lineage 1 and 2 during an outbreak in Italy.

scientific article published on 28 September 2012

Close encounters in a pediatric ward: measuring face-to-face proximity and mixing patterns with wearable sensors

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Cost-effectiveness of public health interventions against human influenza pandemics in France: a methodological contribution from the FLURESP European Commission project

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Cross-reactive antibody responses to the 2009 A/H1N1v influenza virus in the Italian population in the pre-pandemic period

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Cutaneous manifestations of Mycobacterium gordonae infection described for the first time in Italy: a case report.

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Dental hygienists and infection control: knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in Italy.

scientific article published in April 2001

Determinants of vaccination uptake, and influenza vaccine effectiveness in preventing deaths and hospital admissions in the elderly population; Treviso, Italy, 2014/2015-2016/2017 seasons

scientific article published on 07 October 2019

Dietary intake of unsaturated fatty acids and age-related cognitive decline: a 8.5-year follow-up of the Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging

scientific article published on 26 October 2005

Different transmission patterns in the early stages of the influenza A(H1N1)v pandemic: a comparative analysis of 12 European countries.

scientific article published on 13 April 2011

Direct detection of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin in patients' stools during an outbreak of food poisoning

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Effectiveness of the trivalent MF59 adjuvated influenza vaccine in preventing hospitalization due to influenza B and A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses in the elderly in Italy, 2017 - 2018 season

scientific article published on 13 June 2019

Effects of chronic treatment with statins and fenofibrate on rat skeletal muscle: a biochemical, histological and electrophysiological study

scientific article published on 9 October 2006

Empirical temporal networks of face-to-face human interactions

Epidemic patch models applied to pandemic influenza: contact matrix, stochasticity, robustness of predictions.

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Epidemiological and virological investigation of a Norovirus outbreak in a resort in Puglia, Italy

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Epidemiology and transmission dynamics of the 1918-19 pandemic influenza in Florence, Italy

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Estimated imported infections of Chikungunya and Dengue in Italy, 2008 to 2011.

scientific article published on 8 August 2012

Estimates of pandemic influenza vaccine effectiveness in Europe, 2009-2010: results of Influenza Monitoring Vaccine Effectiveness in Europe (I-MOVE) multicentre case-control study

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Estimating pandemic vaccine effectiveness in two Italian regions using the screening method, 2009-2010.

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Experimental studies of susceptibility of Italian Aedes albopictus to Zika virus

scientific article published on May 2016

Exploring the effect of previous inactivated influenza vaccination on seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness against medically-attended influenza: results of the European I-MOVE multicentre test-negative case-control study, 2011/12-2016/17.

scientific article published on 16 April 2018

Global seroprevalence of rubella among pregnant and childbearing age women: a meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 14 February 2017

How prepared is Europe for pandemic influenza?

scientific article published in The Lancet

I-MOVE multi-centre case control study 2010-11: overall and stratified estimates of influenza vaccine effectiveness in Europe

scientific article (publication date: 2011)

I-MOVE multicentre case-control study 2010/11 to 2014/15: Is there within-season waning of influenza type/subtype vaccine effectiveness with increasing time since vaccination?

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Incidence of vaccine preventable pneumococcal invasive infections and blood culture practices in Italy

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Influenza vaccine effectiveness in Italy: Age, subtype-specific and vaccine type estimates 2014/15 season.

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Influenza vaccine uptake in the elderly population: Individual and general practitioner's determinants in Central Italy, Lazio region, 2016-2017 season

scientific article published on 19 July 2019

Influenza-related mortality in the Italian elderly: No decline associated with increasing vaccination coverage

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Integrated human surveillance systems of West Nile virus infections in Italy: the 2012 experience

scientific article published on 13 December 2013

Investigating the impact of influenza on excess mortality in all ages in Italy during recent seasons (2013/14-2016/17 seasons)

scientific article published on 08 August 2019

Key Role of Sequencing to Trace Hepatitis A Viruses Circulating in Italy During a Large Multi-Country European Foodborne Outbreak in 2013.

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Low 2016/17 season vaccine effectiveness against hospitalised influenza A(H3N2) among elderly: awareness warranted for 2017/18 season

scientific article published in October 2017

MRSA nasal colonization in children: prevalence meta-analysis, review of risk factors and molecular genetics

scientific article published on May 2013

Mediterranean spotted fever rickettsiosis in Italy, 2001–2015: Spatio-temporal distribution based on hospitalization records

scientific article published in January 2019

Mitigation measures for pandemic influenza in Italy: an individual based model considering different scenarios

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Model predictions and evaluation of possible control strategies for the 2009 A/H1N1v influenza pandemic in Italy.

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Moderate Vaccine Effectiveness against Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Caused by A(H1N1)pdm09 Influenza Virus and No Effectiveness against A(H3N2) Influenza Virus in the 2018/2019 Season in Italy

scientific article published on 30 July 2020

Out-of-Season Epidemic of Respiratory Syncytial Virus during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The High Burden of Child Hospitalization in an Academic Hospital in Southern Italy in 2021

scientific article published on 09 June 2022

Pandemic Influenza and Pneumonia Due toLegionella pneumophila:A Frequently Underestimated Coinfection

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Pandemic influenza A/H1N1pdm in Italy: age, risk and population susceptibility.

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Parental vaccine hesitancy in Italy - Results from a national survey.

scientific article published on 8 January 2018

Perspectives on the impact of varicella immunization on herpes zoster. A model-based evaluation from three European countries

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Prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases characterization of Salmonella isolates in Apulia, southern Italy (2001-2005).

scientific article published in January 2007

Recombinant K39 immunochromatographic test for diagnosis of human leishmaniasis

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Repeated seasonal influenza vaccination among elderly in Europe: Effects on laboratory confirmed hospitalised influenza.

scientific article published on 11 July 2017

Scenarios of diffusion and control of an influenza pandemic in Italy.

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School closures during the 2009 influenza pandemic: national and local experiences

scientific article (publication date: 16 April 2014)

Seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccine: recommendations to families of at-risk children during the 2009-10 season.

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Seasonal influenza vaccination and absenteeism in health-care workers in two subsequent influenza seasons (2016/17 and 2017/18) in an Italian pediatric hospital

scientific article published on 28 March 2019

Seroprevalence of Q-fever, brucellosis and leptospirosis in farmers and agricultural workers in Bari, southern Italy

scientific article published on 28 September 2009

Spatio-Temporal Identification of Areas Suitable for West Nile Disease in the Mediterranean Basin and Central Europe

scientific article published on 30 December 2015

Spread of chikungunya from the Caribbean to mainland Central and South America: a greater risk of spillover in Europe?

scientific article published on 17 July 2014

Strategies for containing an influenza pandemic: the case of Italy

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Strategies in recommending influenza vaccination in Europe and US.

scientific article published on 18 September 2017

Surfing the web during pandemic flu: availability of World Health Organization recommendations on prevention

scientific article (publication date: 20 September 2010)

Surveillance of hepatitis A virus in urban sewages and comparison with cases notified in the course of an outbreak, Italy 2013

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Survey on the Likely Behavioural Changes of the General Public in Four European Countries During the 2009/2010 Pandemic

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The Anopheles gambiae salivary protein gSG6: an anopheline-specific protein with a blood-feeding role

scientific article published on 12 May 2009

The containment of potential outbreaks triggered by imported Chikungunya cases in Italy: a cost utility epidemiological assessment of vector control measures.

scientific article published on 13 June 2018

The impact of demographic changes, exogenous boosting and new vaccination policies on varicella and herpes zoster in Italy: a modelling and cost-effectiveness study

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Transmission potential of chikungunya virus and control measures: the case of Italy

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Trends of human brucellosis in Italy, 1998–2010

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Understanding the dynamics of seasonal influenza in Italy: incidence, transmissibility and population susceptibility in a 9-year period.

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Vaccine effectiveness in preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza in primary care patients in a season of co-circulation of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, B and drifted A(H3N2), I-MOVE Multicentre Case-Control Study, Europe 2014/15.

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Vaccines: first and foremost, a matter of public health

scientific article published in January 2018

Vector borne infections in Italy: results of the integrated surveillance system for West Nile disease in 2013

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Wearable Sensor Networks for Measuring Face-to-Face Contact Patterns in Healthcare Settings

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West Nile Virus infections in children: a disease pediatricians should think about

scientific article published on January 2011

West Nile virus surveillance in Europe: moving towards an integrated animal-human-vector approach

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West Nile virus transmission and human infection risk in Veneto (Italy): a modelling analysis

scientific article published in Scientific Reports