Cocirculation of Two Lineages of Toscana Virus in Croatia

Frontiers in Public Health

Nazli Ayhan¹ 

关键词: phlebovirus;    Toscana virus;    sandfly fever;    Sandfly Fever Naples Virus;    arbovirus;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2017.00336

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Toscana virus (TOSV) is a sandfly borne virus (genus Phlebovirus, family Phenuiviridae) which shows a wide distribution in the Mediterranean basin (1). TOSV was first discovered from Phlebotomus perniciosus and P. perfiliewi sand flies in 1971 in Italy (2). Since then TOSV has been isolated or detected in France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, and Corsica either from sand flies or human samples (3). During the warm season, TOSV is recognized as one of the main causes of aseptic meningitis within endemic countries due to increased vector activity during the warm season. TOSV is the most pathogenic among the phleboviruses transmitted by sand flies; it can affect the central nervous system and cause meningitis and meningoencephalitis (1).

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