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Virus isolation, genetic characterization and seroprevalence of Toscana virus in Algeria.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Nov 2015
Alkan C, Allal-Ikhlef A B, Alwassouf S, Baklouti A, Piorkowski G, de Lamballerie X, Izri A, Charrel R N
Abstract excerpt
Toscana virus (TOSV; Bunyaviridae, Phlebovirus) is transmitted by sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus in the Mediterranean area. One strain of TOSV was isolated from a total of almost 23 000 sandflies collected in Kabylia, Algeria. The complete genome was sequenced, and phylogenetic studies indicated that it was most closely related with TOSV strain from Tunisia within lineage A, which also includes Italian,...
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