Neutralization-based seroprevalence of Toscana virus and sandfly fever Sicilian virus in dogs and cats from Portugal
- Autores: Alwassouf S, Ayhan N, Bichaud L, Campino L, Charrel RN, Coimbra M, Cristóvão JM, Maia C, Richet H
- Ano de Publicação: 2016
- Journal: Journal of General Virology
- Link: http://jgv.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/jgv.0.000592#tab2
Sandfly-borne phleboviruses are endemic in the Mediterranean basin. However, levels of exposure of human and animal populations are inadequately researched. Toscana virus (TOSV) is present in Portugal where it causes human infection and disease; in contrast there are few data for sandfly fever Sicilian virus (SFSV) which has neither been isolated nor detected by molecular tests and […]
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