Publications

molecular evidence indicates that phlebotomus major sensu lato (diptera: psychodidae) is the vector species of the recently-identified sandfly fever sicilian virus variant: sandfly fever turkey virus.	sandfly fever turkey virus (sftv) is a recently-discovered sandfly fever sicilian virus (sfsv) variant (family bunyaviridae, genus phlebovirus), characterized during retrospective evaluation of febrile disease outbreaks in turkey. in addition to causing sandfly fever, sftv was observed to induce elevation of liver enzymes, and to cause thrombocytopenia in affected individuals. this study was conducted to identify vectors for phleboviruses including sftv in ankara province, turkey, where evidence ...	2012	22651385
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
detection of leishmania infantum and a novel phlebovirus (balkan virus) from sand flies in albania.	to organize entomological campaigns to trap sand flies in selected regions of albania and to test them for the presence of existing or new phleboviruses and for leishmania dna.	2016	27788062