Toscana Virus and Acute Meningitis, France [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 To the Editor: Sandfly fever Naples virus, Sandfly fever Sicilian virus, and Toscana virus (family Bunyaviridae, genus Phlebovirus) have been recognized as etiologic agents of human illnesses in European countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. These viruses are responsible for rapidly resolving diseases with nonspecific symptoms such as fever and ...
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Meningitis and epididymitis caused by Toscana virus infection imported to Switzerland diagnosed by metagenomic sequencing: a case report [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background We report a rare case of Toscana virus infection imported into Switzerland in a 23-year old man who travelled to Imperia (Italy) 10 days before onset of symptoms. Symptoms included both meningitis and as well epididymitis.
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Molecular Epidemiology of Toscana Virus in Northern and Central Italy Using Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing [PDF]
PathogensToscana virus (TOSV) is an arthropod-borne virus, transmitted by sandflies, which represents a major cause of aseptic meningitis in Mediterranean countries during summer months.
Giulia Alessandri +8 more
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Characterisation of the antiviral RNA interference response to Toscana virus in sand fly cells. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2023 Toscana virus (TOSV) (Bunyavirales, Phenuiviridae, Phlebovirus, Toscana phlebovirus) and other related human pathogenic arboviruses are transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies.
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Toscana Virus Isolated from Sandflies, Tunisia
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013 On July 25, 2012, SBV infection was identified in a cow in Jura Canton in the northwestern, French-speaking region of Switzerland (Romandie) (7).A serologic study conducted in the United Kingdom showed that several cattle and sheep seroconverted for SBV in 2012 (8).However, our data show that SBV survived the winter, when midge numbers decreased.The ...
Laurence Bichaud +9 more
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Broader Geographical Distribution of Toscana Virus in the Mediterranean Region Suggests the Existence of Larger Varieties of Sand Fly Vectors [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2020 Toscana virus (TOSV) is endemic in the Mediterranean basin, where it is transmitted by sand flies. TOSV can infect humans and cause febrile illness as well as neuroinvasive infections affecting the central and peripheral nervous systems. Although TOSV is
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Emergence of Toscana Virus in Europe
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 Toscana virus (TOSV) is an arthropodborne virus first identified in 1971 from the sandfly Phlebotomus perniciosus in central Italy. Many case reports in travelers and clinical research and epidemiologic studies conducted around the Mediterranean region ...
Rémi N. Charrel +7 more
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Toscana virus encephalitis in Southwest Germany: a retrospective study [PDF]
BMC Neurology, 2021 Background Toscana virus (TOSV) is an arthropod-borne virus transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies (Phlebotomus sp.) widespread throughout the Mediterranean having the potential to cause meningoencephalitis in humans.
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Susceptibility of diverse sand fly species to Toscana virus. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesToscana virus (TOSV) is an emerging but neglected human pathogen currently circulating around the Mediterranean basin including North Africa. Human illness ranges from asymptomatic or mild flu-like syndromes to severe neurological diseases such as ...
Magdalena Jancarova +9 more
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Seroprevalence of Toscana virus infection in Tunisia [PDF]
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2013 The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of IgG antibodies against Toscana virus (TOSV) by an ELISA test and to determine the extent of its circulation in Tunisia.An indirect ELISA test was performed to detect anti-TOSV IgG. The results were compared to those of an indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test.The survey tested 494 ...
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