Publications

sandfly fever among swedish tourists.	all clinical and serologically confirmed cases of sandfly fever among swedish tourists during 1986-1989 were investigated. a total of 37 cases of sicilian virus sandfly fever and 1 case of naples virus sandfly fever were recorded from cyprus. one case of toscana virus infection was documented from spain. the clinical and laboratory findings did not differ from those in previous reports, except for elevated aminotransferase levels. a questionnaire, that offered a possibility to estimate the numbe ...	1991	1659738
sandfly fever virus outbreak in cyprus.	a major outbreak of febrile syndrome occurred during 2002 among the greek army forces in cyprus. serological and molecular investigations revealed that the causative agent was a sicilian-like phlebovirus. a virus strain was isolated from a blood sample taken on the first day of the disease. phylogenetic analysis of partial l rna segment sequences revealed that the strain from cyprus differed from sandfly sicilian virus by 6.7% at the nucleotide level.	2006	16441462
sandfly-fever outbreak in cyprus: are phleboviruses still a health problem?	between may and september of 2002, 256 soldiers of the greek army forces in cyprus developed a 3-day self-limited febrile illness. all clinical symptoms and laboratory findings are described.	2007	17574146
phlebovirus and leishmania detection in sandflies from eastern thrace and northern cyprus.	phlebotomine sandflies are vectors of several pathogens with significant impact for public health. this study was conducted to investigate and characterize phlebovirus and leishmania infections in vector sandflies collected in the eastern thrace region in turkey and northern cyprus, where previous data indicate activity of these agents.	2014	25499083
seroprevalence of sandfly-borne phleboviruses belonging to three serocomplexes (sandfly fever naples, sandfly fever sicilian and salehabad) in dogs from greece and cyprus using neutralization test.	phleboviruses transmitted by sandflies are endemic in the mediterranean area. the last decade has witnessed the description of an accumulating number of novel viruses. although, the risk of exposure of vertebrates is globally assessed, detailed geographic knowledge is poor even in greece and cyprus where sandfly fever has been recognized for a long time and repeatedly. a total of 1,250 dogs from mainland greece and greek archipelago on one hand and 422 dogs from cyprus on the other hand have bee ...	2016	27783676