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Sandfly-borne phleboviruses of Eurasia and Africa: epidemiology, genetic diversity, geographic range, control measures.
Antiviral research - 1 Oct 2013
Alkan Cigdem, Bichaud Laurence, de Lamballerie Xavier, Alten Bulent, Gould Ernest A, Charrel Rémi N
Abstract excerpt
Sandfly-borne phleboviruses may cause a transient febrile illness (sandfly fever) or more severe neuroinvasive disease. In the Old World, they are vectored by phlebotomine flies, which are widely distributed in the Mediterranean basin, North Africa, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and central Asia. High seroprevalence rates have been recorded in humans and domestic animals in areas where sandflies are...
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