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Toscana Virus: Ten Years of Diagnostics in Portugal

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2021
Introduction: Toscana virus (TOSV) is an emerging sandfly-borne virus within the Phlebovirus genus. Although most infections caused by this virus present as asymptomatic or with minimal symptomatology, TOSV may emerge as a febrile disease or sporadic ...
Fátima Amaro, Líbia Zé-Zé, Maria Teresa Luz, Maria João Alves   +3 more
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Seroprevalence of Toscana and sandfly fever Sicilian viruses in humans and livestock animals from western Saudi Arabia

One Health, 2023
High seroprevalence rates of several phleboviruses have been reported in domestic animals and humans in sandfly-infested regions. Sandfly Fever Sicilian virus (SFSV) and Toscana virus (TOSV) are two of these viruses commonly transmitted by Phlebotomus ...
Sarah Ayman Al-numaani, Alaa Talat Al-Nemari, Sherif A. El-Kafrawy, Ahmed M. Hassan, Ahmed M. Tolah, Maimonah Alghanmi, Ayat Zawawi, Badr Essa Masri, Salwa I. Hindawi, Thamir A. Alandijany, Leena H. Bajrai, Abdullah Bukhari, Ahmad Bakur Mahmoud, Waleed S. Al Salem, Abdullah Algaissi, Remi N. Charrel, Esam I. Azhar, Anwar M. Hashem   +17 more
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Ecological niche model of Phlebotomus alexandri and P. papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the Middle East

International Journal of Health Geographics, 2010
Background The purpose of this study is to create distribution models of two sand fly species, Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli) and P. alexandri (Sinton), across the Middle East.
Grieco John P, Masuoka Penny M, Colacicco-Mayhugh Michelle G   +2 more
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Quantifying the infectiousness of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis towards sandflies [PDF]

, 2018
Background In the Indian subcontinent, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) incidence is on track to reach elimination goals by 2020 in nearly all endemic districts.
Alim, Abdul, Alvar, Jorge, Bern, Caryn, Bilbe, Graeme, Chapman, Lloyd, Chowdhury, Rajashree, Ghosh, Debashis, Ghosh, Prakash, Molina, Ricardo, Mondal, Dinesh, Nath, Rupen, Rashid, Masud   +11 more
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Sex in Immune Cells and Parasitic Diseases — A Complex Relationship

Immunological Reviews, Volume 337, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Epidemiological studies consistently show that many parasitic diseases affect males more frequently than females. These disparities are multifactorial, arising partly from gender‐specific behaviors that influence exposure risk and health‐seeking practices, especially in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Increasing evidence also highlights that
Barbara Honecker, Charlotte Sophie Hansen, Hanna Lotter   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiology of Sandfly-Borne Phleboviruses in North Africa: An Overview

Insects
Eight sandfly-borne phleboviruses were found to circulate in North Africa. Phleboviruses detected in sandflies were Toscana (TOSV), Sandfly Fever Sicilian (SFSV), Sandfly Fever Naples (SFNV), Cyprus (CYPV), Punique (PUNV), Utique, Saddaguia, and Medjerda
Sabrina Sellali, Ismail Lafri, Rafik Garni, Hemza Manseur, Mohamed Besbaci, Mohamed Lafri, Idir Bitam   +6 more
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Direct evidence for an expanded circulation area of the recently identified Balkan virus (Sandfly fever Naples virus species) in several countries of the Balkan archipelago

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Recently, Balkan virus (BALKV, family Phenuiviridae, genus Phlebovirus) was discovered in sand flies collected in Albania and genetically characterised as a member of the Sandfly fever Naples species complex.
Nazli Ayhan, Bulent Alten, Vladimir Ivovic, Vit Dvořák, Franjo Martinkovic, Jasmin Omeragic, Jovana Stefanovska, Dusan Petric, Slavica Vaselek, Devrim Baymak, Ozge E. Kasap, Petr Volf, Remi N. Charrel   +12 more
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World Association for Veterinary Dermatology Consensus Statement for Diagnosis, and Evidence‐Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Treatment and Prevention of Canine Leishmaniosis

Veterinary Dermatology, Volume 36, Issue 6, Page 723-787, December 2025.
Hyperkeratosis of (a) the footpads and (b) the nasal planum. ABSTRACT Background Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) due to Leishmania infantum remains common, and veterinarians do not always follow scientifically sound approaches for diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Objectives To provide consensus guidelines for diagnosis and evidence‐based guidelines for
Manolis N. Saridomichelakis, Gad Baneth, Silvia Colombo, Filipe Dantas‐Torres, Lluís Ferrer, Alessandra Fondati, Guadalupe Miró, Laura Ordeix, Domenico Otranto, Chiara Noli   +9 more
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A neglected disease of humans: a new focus of visceral leishmaniasis in Bakool, Somalia. [PDF]

, 2008
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was observed in children in Bakool region, Somalia, an area where VL has not been reported before. We describe the extent of the problem in this war- and famine-stricken area.
Boelaert, M, Dujardin, J C, Jacquet, D, Marlet, M V L, Quispe, K W, Wuillaume, F   +5 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, Babuadze, Giorgi, Carrillo, Eugenia, Chakhunashvili, Giorgi, Chanturia, Gvantsa, De Koning, Harry P., Farlow, Jason, Imnadze, Paata, Kalandadze, Irine, Karseladze, Irakli, Kekelidze, Merab, Kokaia, Nora, Markhvashvili, Ivane, Murskvaladze, Mari, Sidamonidze, Ketevan, Tsereteli, David   +15 more
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