Isolation and sequencing of Dashli virus, a novel Sicilian-like virus in sandflies from Iran; genetic and phylogenetic evidence for the creation of one novel species within the Phlebovirus genus in the Phenuiviridae family.
Phlebotomine sandflies are vectors of phleboviruses that cause sandfly fever or meningitis with significant implications for public health. Although several strains of these viruses had been isolated in Iran in the late 1970's, there was no recent data about the present situation at the outset...
Main Authors: | Cigdem Alkan, Vahideh Moin Vaziri, Nazli Ayhan, Mehdi Badakhshan, Laurence Bichaud, Nourina Rahbarian, Ezat-Aldin Javadian, Bulent Alten, Xavier de Lamballerie, Remi N Charrel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5760094?pdf=render |
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