Epidemiologic relationship between Toscana virus infection and Leishmania infantum due to common exposure to Phlebotomus perniciosus sandfly vector.

Epidemiologic relationship between Toscana virus infection and Leishmania infantum due to common exposure to Phlebotomus perniciosus sandfly vector.

Sand flies are recognised vectors of parasites in the genus Leishmania and a number of arthropod-borne viruses, in particular viruses within the genus Phlebovirus, family Bunyaviridae. In southern France, Toscana phlebovirus (TOSV) is recognized as a prominent cause of summer meningitis. Since Leish...

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Main Authors: Laurence Bichaud, Marc Souris, Charles Mary, Laëtitia Ninove, Laurence Thirion, Raphaël P Piarroux, Renaud Piarroux, Xavier De Lamballerie, Rémi N Charrel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3176742?pdf=render

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