Cocirculation of 2 Genotypes of Toscana Virus, Southeastern France

Toscana virus (TOSV), an arthropodborne phlebovirus transmitted by sandflies, can cause febrile illness and meningitis. The vector of TOSV in France was unknown. We detected TOSV RNA in 2 (female Phlebotomus perniciosus) of 61 pools of sandflies captured in southeastern France. Two genotypes of TOSV...

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Autores principales: Charrel, Remi N., Izri, Arezki, Temmam, Sarah, Delaunay, Pascal, Toga, Isabelle, Dumon, Henri, Marty, Pierre, de Lamballerie, Xavier, Parola, Philippe
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2725915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17552102
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1303.061086
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Sumario:Toscana virus (TOSV), an arthropodborne phlebovirus transmitted by sandflies, can cause febrile illness and meningitis. The vector of TOSV in France was unknown. We detected TOSV RNA in 2 (female Phlebotomus perniciosus) of 61 pools of sandflies captured in southeastern France. Two genotypes of TOSV were identified.

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