Isolation and Identification of a Novel Phlebovirus, Hedi Virus, from Sandflies Collected in China
Viruses, 2021 We report the isolation of a newly recognized phlebovirus, Hedi virus (HEDV), from Phlebotomus chinensis sandflies collected in Shanxi Province, China. The virus’ RNA is comprised of three segments.
Ziqian Xu +7 more
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THE DISTRIBUTION AND PREVALENCE OF HUMAN INFECTION WITH PHLEBOTOMUS FEVER GROUP VIRUSES IN IRAN [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 1976 A total of 1,497 serum and blood specimens from residents of 18 different Iranian communities were examined by plaque reduction neutralization test for antibodies against four (Neaples, Sicilian, Karimabad and Salehabad) Phlebotomus fever virus serotypes.
R. Tesh. S. Saidi +3 more
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A Forgotten Foe Returns: The Diagnostic Odyssey of Kala-Azar Masquerading as Myelodysplastic Syndrome in a Post-Elimination Era. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT We report a diagnostically complex case of visceral leishmaniasis (Kala‐azar) in a 73‐year‐old male from a country where the disease was eliminated in 2023. The patient presented with a 2‐month history of low‐grade fever, fatigue, progressive skin hyperpigmentation over 2 years, and hepatosplenomegaly.
Mifty SK +7 more
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Seroepidemiology and molecular diversity of Leishmania donovani complex in Georgia [PDF]
, 2016 Background Leishmaniasis includes multiple clinical syndromes, most notably visceral, cutaneous, and mucosal forms. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also known as kala-azar, is a potentially fatal disease endemic to large parts of Africa and Asia, and in ...
Adeishvili, Ekaterine +15 more
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Sandfly Fever Sicilian Virus, Algeria
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008 To determine whether sandfly fever Sicilian virus (SFSV) is present in Algeria, we tested sandflies for phlebovirus RNA. A sequence closely related to that of SFSV was detected in a Phlebotomus ariasi sandfly.
Arezki Izri +5 more
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Sandfly – Pappataci Fever in Bosnia and Herzegovina: The new-old Disease
Biomolecules & Biomedicine, 2009 Sandfly fever viruses (SFV) are endemic in the Mediterranean, Middle East, northern African and western Asian countries. Toscana virus (TOSV), serotype of Sandfly fever Naples virus, is among of the three most prevalent viruses associated with ...
Mirsada Hukić, Irma Salimović-Bešić
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A novel flavivirus strain detected in phlebotomine sandflies in Bosnia and Herzegovina [PDF]
Medicinski Glasnik, 2020 Aim Phlebotominae sandflies are primary vectors of phleboviruses, causing the sandfly fever disease. The aim of this study was to detect and report the presence of flaviviruses in Phlebotominae sandflies captured in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Methods After
Mirsada Hukić +9 more
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Overview of West Nile Virus and Sandfly-borne Phlebovirus Infections in Anatolia
Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2014 Arthropod-borne (arbo) viruses are trafinsmitted to the susceptible hosts by blood-feeding arthropods such as mosquitoes, sandflies and ticks. Arboviral infections have had a significant global public health impact during the last decades due to their ...
Koray Ergunay, Zeliha Kocak Tufan
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Burden of visceral leishmaniasis in villages of eastern gedaref state, Sudan: an exhaustive cross-sectional survey. [PDF]
, 2012 Since December 2009, Médecins Sans Frontières has diagnosed and treated patients with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Tabarak Allah Hospital, eastern Gedaref State, one of the main endemic foci of VL in Sudan.
A Ismail +37 more
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Disseminated Leishmaniasis Due to Using Immunosuppression Drugs: A Case Report
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2020 Visceral leishmaniasis is a common parasitic disease between humans and animals, transmitted by sandflies (Phlebotomus) in the Mediterranean countries, including Iran.
Maryam AFSHOON +5 more
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