Sandfly-Borne Phlebovirus Isolations from Turkey: New Insight into the Sandfly fever Sicilian and Sandfly fever Naples Species. [PDF]
BACKGROUND:Many studies have presented virus sequences which suggest the existence of a variety of putative new phleboviruses transmitted by sandflies in the Old World.
Cigdem Alkan +4 more
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Seroprevalence of sandfly fever virus infection in military personnel on the western border of Iran
Summary: Military troops deployed to endemic areas are at risk of contracting sandfly fever, an arthropod-borne viral infection. Although typically a self-limited disease, sandfly fever can cause significant morbidity and loss of function among soldiers.
Ramin Shiraly +2 more
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Clinic–Epidemiologic Study of Human Infection by Granada Virus, a New Phlebovirus within the Sandfly Fever Naples Serocomplex [PDF]
Granada virus (GRV), a new phlebovirus within the Naples serocomplex, has been recently described in phlebotomine sandflies from Spain. The presence of anti-GRV immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies was investigated by indirect fluorescence assay (IFA) and neutralization test (NT) in 920 serum samples from the Granada population.
Navarro-Marí, José María +5 more
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A comprehensive overview on sandfly fever
Sandfly fever is a febrile emerging arboviral illness which is a huge threat posed to public health. Sandfly fever viruses (Sicilian, Naples, and Toscana) are endemic to the Mediterranean region.
Rouhullah Dehghani +3 more
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Sandfly fever viruses are emerging Phleboviruses typically causing mild febrile illness. Some strains, however, can cause severe and occasionally fatal neuro-invasive disease.
Yarden Moalem +5 more
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Toscana Virus: Ten Years of Diagnostics in Portugal [PDF]
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 +3 more
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Phlebotomine sandflies and associated pathogens in Algeria: update and comprehensive overview. [PDF]
Being the only established vectors of the protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, sand flies have become very important in all countries where leishmaniasis exists.
Ismail Lafri, Idir Bitam
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Sandfly Virus Infection in Adana, Türkiye. [PDF]
We described the clinical and laboratory characteristics of the patients infected by sandfly viruses between August and September 2008 in Adana, Türkiye.
Demiroğlu YZ +2 more
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Severe Encephalitis Caused by Toscana Virus, Greece
A 69-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with severe headache, recurrent episodes of fever and deterioration of general health. He returned from a vacation in Tuscany (Italy) a few days before admission. Physical examination revealed slight nuchal rigidity and an elevated body temperature of 37.8 C but was otherwise unremarkable.Differential ...
Anna Papa +5 more
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Phlebotomine sand flies in Southwest Germany: an update with records in new locations [PDF]
Background Vector-borne diseases (VBD) are of growing global importance. Sand flies are potential vectors for phleboviruses (family Phenuiviridae) including Toscana virus (TOSV), Sicilian virus, Sandfly fever, Naples virus, and Leishmania parasites in ...
Sandra Oerther +11 more
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