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Toscana Virus Infection In Catalonia (Spain) [PDF]
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2013 Toscana virus (TOSV), an arthropod-borne phlebovirus, is an important agent of acute meningitis and meningoencephalitis in the Mediterranean area. The epidemiology of the infection in humans in Catalonia is at present unknown. In this study, we found a seroprevalence of infection of 6%, and 2 clinical cases were detected by serology and/or PCR.
Cardeñosa, Neus +10 more
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Bovine Lactoferrin Inhibits Toscana Virus Infection by Binding to Heparan Sulphate
Viruses, 2015 Toscana virus is an emerging sandfly-borne bunyavirus in Mediterranean Europe responsible for neurological diseases in humans. It accounts for about 80% of paediatric meningitis cases during the summer.
Agostina Pietrantoni +4 more
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Serologic evidence of widespread Toscana virus infection in Bulgaria
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2020 Background: Toscana virus (TOSV) is an emerging sandfly-borne virus that is endemic in Mediterranean countries. Methods: In order to detect TOSV circulation among the human population of Bulgaria, serum samples from 459 apparently healthy adult ...
Iva Christova +5 more
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A comprehensive overview on sandfly fever
Journal of Acute Disease, 2021 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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Viruses, 2021 Sand flies transmit Leishmania infantum, which is responsible for causing leishmaniasis, as well as many phleboviruses, including the human pathogenic Toscana virus.
Mattia Calzolari +9 more
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Neglected vector-borne bacterial diseases and arboviruses in the Mediterranean area
New Microbes and New Infections, 2018 Arthropod vectors can transmit pathogenic microorganisms from one vertebrate to another during their blood meal. Although some vector-borne diseases have been eradicated in the Mediterranean area, such as malaria and dengue, recent endemic microorganisms
R.N. Charrel +6 more
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Diagnóstico laboratorial de flebovírus (Vírus Toscana).
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2007 Viruses from the Phlebovirus genus (family Bunyaviridae) are arboviruses that can be transmitted to humans by mosquitoes (Rift Valey virus) or by sandflies.
Fátima Amaro +4 more
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Identification of a Neutralizing Epitope on TOSV Gn Glycoprotein
Vaccines, 2021 Emerging and re-emerging viral infections have been an important public health problem in recent years. We focused our attention on Toscana virus (TOSV), an emergent neurotropic negative-strand RNA virus of the Phenuiviridae family.
Claudia Gandolfo +9 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2017 Background Elderly patients have a long list of differentials for causes of acute confusion and altered consciousness levels, including infectious agents.
James Veater +7 more
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Seroprevalence against Toscana virus in Spain: The case of the autonomous community of Madrid
Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2022 Background & objectives: The Toscana virus (TOSV) is a neurotropic arbovirus that is transmitted through the bite of some Phlebotomus species. In 2009, the largest outbreak of leishmaniasis described so far in Europe, occurred in the Autonomous Community
Jesús García Martinez +7 more
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