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Potential animal reservoirs of Toscana virus and coinfections with Leishmania infantum in Turkey.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Apr 2015
Dincer Ender, Gargari Sepandar, Ozkul Aykut, Ergunay Koray
Abstract excerpt
Toscana virus (TOSV), a sandfly-borne phlebovirus, is an important agent of human meningoencephalitis in the Mediterranean region, for which vertebrates acting as reservoirs have not yet been determined. This study investigates TOSV and Leishmania infections in dogs, cats, sheep, and goats from Adana and Mersin provinces in southeastern Turkey. TOSV neutralizing antibodies were demonstrated in 40.4% of the dog...
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