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Presence of sandfly-borne phleboviruses of two antigenic complexes (Sandfly fever Naples virus and Sandfly fever Sicilian virus) in two different bio-geographical regions of Tunisia demonstrated by a microneutralisation-based seroprevalence study in dogs [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Sandfly-borne phleboviruses are present in North Africa where they can infect humans in regions where Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in the Western Mediterranean basin is present affecting both ...
Sonia Sakhria, Sulaf Alwassouf, Wasfi Fares, Laurence Bichaud, Khalil Dachraoui, Cigdem Alkan, Ziad Zoghlami, Xavier de Lamballerie, Elyes Zhioua, Remi N Charrel   +9 more
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Melittin-Related Peptides Interfere with Sandfly Fever Naples Virus Infection by Interacting with Heparan Sulphate [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2023
Emerging viruses pose an important global public health challenge, and early action is needed to control their spread. The Bunyaviridae family contains a great number of arboviruses which are potentially pathogenic for humans.
Annalisa Chianese, Carla Zannella, Francesca Palma, Laura Di Clemente, Alessandra Monti, Nunzianna Doti, Anna De Filippis, Massimiliano Galdiero   +7 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 [PDF]

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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Human Arboviral Infections in Italy: Past, Current, and Future Challenges [PDF]

Viruses, 2023
Arboviruses represent a public health concern in many European countries, including Italy, mostly because they can infect humans, causing potentially severe emergent or re-emergent diseases, with epidemic outbreaks and the introduction of endemic ...
Benedetta Rossi, Filippo Barreca, Domenico Benvenuto, Neva Braccialarghe, Laura Campogiani, Alessandra Lodi, Camilla Aguglia, Rosario Alessandro Cavasio, Maria Laura Giacalone, Dimitra Kontogiannis, Martina Moccione, Vincenzo Malagnino, Massimo Andreoni, Loredana Sarmati, Marco Iannetta   +14 more
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Genetic Characterization of Sandfly-Borne Viruses in Phlebotomine Sandflies in Iran [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2023
Phleboviruses are classified into two main groups: the sandfly fever group (transmitted by sandflies and mosquitoes) and the Uukuniemi group (transmitted by ticks).
Nariman Shahhosseini, Sarah-Jo Paquette, Mohammad Hassan Kayedi, Mohammad Reza Abaei, Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat   +4 more
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Comprehensive Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Human Sandfly-Borne Phlebovirus Exposure in an Endemic Region [PDF]

Viruses, 2023
Sandfly-borne phleboviruses are endemic in countries around the Mediterranean Basin and pose a significant health threat for populations, with symptoms spanning from febrile diseases to central nervous system involvement.
Ceylan Polat, Nazlı Ayhan, Mehmet Bakır Saygan, Sevilay Karahan, Remi Charrel, Koray Ergünay   +5 more
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Punique virus, a novel phlebovirus, related to sandfly fever Naples virus, isolated from sandflies collected in Tunisia. [PDF]

J Gen Virol, 2010
Sandflies are widely distributed around the Mediterranean Basin. Therefore, human populations in this area are potentially exposed to sandfly-transmitted diseases, including those caused by phleboviruses. Whilst there are substantial data in countries located in the northern part of the Mediterranean basin, few data are available for North Africa.
Zhioua E, Moureau G, Chelbi I, Ninove L, Bichaud L, Derbali M, Champs M, Cherni S, Salez N, Cook S, de Lamballerie X, Charrel RN.   +11 more
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Toscana Virus: Ten Years of Diagnostics in Portugal [PDF]

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 study of Toscana virus and viruses belonging to the Sandfly fever Naples antigenic complex in central and southern Italy

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2017
Sandfly fever viruses are transmitted by the bite of phlebotomine sandflies; serotypes sandfly fever Naples virus, sandfly fever Sicilian virus and sandfly fever Cyprus virus cause febrile illness, whereas Toscana virus (TOSV) may cause neuroinvasive ...
Serena Marchi, Claudia M. Trombetta, Otfried Kistner, Emanuele Montomoli   +3 more
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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Phleboviruses and Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus among Blood Donors in Central Tunisia [PDF]

Pathogens
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of six viruses, from two families of the order Bunyavirales, in the general population of central Tunisia.
Rym Ayari, Houda Chaouch, Stephen Findlay-Wilson, Wissem Hachfi, Nadia Ben Lasfar, Foued Bellazreg, Stuart Dowall, Neila Hannachi, Amel Letaief   +8 more
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