Cocirculation of 2 Genotypes of Toscana Virus, Southeastern France

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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Main Authors: Remi N. Charrel, Arezki Izri, Sarah Temmam, Pascal Delaunay, Isabelle Toga, Henri Dumon, Pierre Marty, Xavier de Lamballerie, Philippe Parola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
sandfly
phlebovirus
meningitis
France
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/3/06-1086_article

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