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Insights into the Evolutionary Origin of Mediterranean Sandfly Fever Viruses.
mSphere - 2 Sept 2020
Marklewitz Marco, Tchouassi David P, Hieke Christian, Heyde Verena, Torto Baldwyn, Sang Rosemary, Junglen Sandra
Abstract excerpt
Sandfly-transmitted phleboviruses (family Phenuiviridae, order Bunyavirales) are associated with febrile illness and infections of the nervous system in humans. These viruses are almost exclusively found in tropical areas of the New World and restricted to semiarid and temperate zones in the Old World. Here, we discovered seven strains of four previously unknown phleboviruses, named Bogoria virus (BOGV), Embossos...
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