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Numb-associated kinases regulate sandfly-borne Toscana virus entry [PDF]
Emerging Microbes and InfectionsSandfly-borne Toscana virus (TOSV) is an enveloped tri-segmented negative single-strand RNA Phlebovirus. It is an emerging virus predominantly endemic in southwestern Europe and Northern Africa.
Yarden Moalem +14 more
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Toscana Virus Meningoencephalitis in Upper Bavaria. [PDF]
Dtsch Arztebl Int, 2022 Wenzel M +5 more
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Detection of Specific Antibodies against Toscana Virus among Blood Donors in Northeastern Italy and Correlation with Sand Fly Abundance in 2014 [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2020 Toscana virus (TOSV) is a Phlebovirus transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies and is an important etiological agent of summer meningitis in the Mediterranean basin.
Silvia Morini +12 more
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Toscana Virus RNA in Sergentomyia minuta Flies
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006 To the Editor: Toscana virus (TOSV) (family Bunyaviridae, genus Phlebovirus) is an arthropodborne virus transmitted by sandflies. Reports of infections in travelers, clinical research, and epidemiologic studies have shown that TOSV affects the central nervous system and is a major cause of meningitis and encephalitis in Mediterranean countries in which
Rémi N. Charrel +4 more
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Unusual Manifestation of Toscana Virus Infection, Spain
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009 To the Editor: Toscana virus (TOSV) causes acute meningitis and meningoencephalitis in Mediterranean countries (1). In Spain, neurologic TOSV infection has been reported since 1988. All cases have been self-limited aseptic meningitis (2). Since 2003, we have routinely investigated TOSV in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens from patients with suspected
Sara Sanbonmatsu-Gámez +3 more
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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 +3 more
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Seroprevalence study of Toscana virus in Yafran area, Libya
Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2022 Background & objectives: In Mediterranean countries, infection of Toscana virus is a public health problem during the summer season, related to sandflies activity; it may cause aseptic meningitis and mild meningoencephalitis. We investigated the presence
Walid K Saadawi +4 more
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Serological Evidence of Phleboviruses in Domestic Animals on the Pre-Apennine Hills (Northern Italy)
Viruses, 2021 Phleboviruses are arboviruses transmitted by sand flies, mosquitoes and ticks. Some sand fly-borne phleboviruses cause illnesses in humans, such as the summer fevers caused by the Sicilian and Naples viruses or meningitis caused by the Toscana virus ...
Davide Lelli +9 more
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Measles among healthcare workers in Italy. Is it time to act? [PDF]
, 2020 Vaccination of healthcare workers (HCWs) against measles is strongly recommended in Europe. In this study, we examined the impact of measles on Italian HCWs by systematically and quantitatively analyzing measles cases involving HCWs over time and by ...
Adamo, G. +10 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020 Toscana virus (TOSV) is a common cause of meningitis in Mediterranean area. However, rare publications reported extra-meningeal signs. We report the third case of testicular pain associated with TOSV meningitis despite the fact that there is no evidence ...
Hélène Mascitti +4 more
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