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Sandfly-Borne Phleboviruses in Portugal: Four and Still Counting
According to ICTV, there are currently 66 known phlebovirus species. More than 40 of these viruses were isolated or detected in phlebotomine sandflies and some of them are known pathogens. In Portugal, information about sandfly-borne phleboviruses is scarce and scattered sandfly-borne diseases are n...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9413822/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36016390 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v14081768 |
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author | Amaro, Fátima Zé-Zé, Líbia Alves, Maria João |
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description | According to ICTV, there are currently 66 known phlebovirus species. More than 40 of these viruses were isolated or detected in phlebotomine sandflies and some of them are known pathogens. In Portugal, information about sandfly-borne phleboviruses is scarce and scattered sandfly-borne diseases are neglected and often not considered in differential diagnoses. The main objective of this work was to gather the existing information and to raise awareness about the circulating phleboviruses in this country. To date, Massilia and Alcube phleboviruses have been isolated from sandflies in southern Portugal. Human infections with Toscana and Sicilian phleboviruses have been reported, as well as seroprevalence in cats and dogs. More studies are needed in order to understand if the viruses isolated during the entomological surveys have an impact on human health and to fully understand the real importance of the already recognized pathogens in our country. |
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spelling | pubmed-94138222022-08-27 Sandfly-Borne Phleboviruses in Portugal: Four and Still Counting Amaro, Fátima Zé-Zé, Líbia Alves, Maria João Viruses Review According to ICTV, there are currently 66 known phlebovirus species. More than 40 of these viruses were isolated or detected in phlebotomine sandflies and some of them are known pathogens. In Portugal, information about sandfly-borne phleboviruses is scarce and scattered sandfly-borne diseases are neglected and often not considered in differential diagnoses. The main objective of this work was to gather the existing information and to raise awareness about the circulating phleboviruses in this country. To date, Massilia and Alcube phleboviruses have been isolated from sandflies in southern Portugal. Human infections with Toscana and Sicilian phleboviruses have been reported, as well as seroprevalence in cats and dogs. More studies are needed in order to understand if the viruses isolated during the entomological surveys have an impact on human health and to fully understand the real importance of the already recognized pathogens in our country. MDPI 2022-08-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9413822/ /pubmed/36016390 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v14081768 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Amaro, Fátima Zé-Zé, Líbia Alves, Maria João Sandfly-Borne Phleboviruses in Portugal: Four and Still Counting |
title | Sandfly-Borne Phleboviruses in Portugal: Four and Still Counting |
title_full | Sandfly-Borne Phleboviruses in Portugal: Four and Still Counting |
title_fullStr | Sandfly-Borne Phleboviruses in Portugal: Four and Still Counting |
title_full_unstemmed | Sandfly-Borne Phleboviruses in Portugal: Four and Still Counting |
title_short | Sandfly-Borne Phleboviruses in Portugal: Four and Still Counting |
title_sort | sandfly-borne phleboviruses in portugal: four and still counting |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9413822/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36016390 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v14081768 |
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