Abstract
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 were identified.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bunyaviridae Infections / epidemiology*
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology*
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Female
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France / epidemiology
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Insect Vectors / virology*
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Phlebotomus / virology*
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Viral / analysis
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Sandfly fever Naples virus / classification
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Sandfly fever Naples virus / genetics
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Sandfly fever Naples virus / isolation & purification*
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Species Specificity