| incidence of sand fly fever among swedish united nations soldiers on cyprus during 1985. | members of a swedish united nations (un) battalion of 362 soldiers were bled just before and immediately after their 6 month tour of duty in cyprus during 1985. sera were tested for presence of specific antibodies to sand fly fever (sf) sicilian, sf naples, and toscana viruses by both indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (ift) and plaque reduction neutralization test (prnt). of 298 serum pairs available, seroconversion was noted in 11 soldiers: 7 cases for sf sicilian, 3 for sf naples, and ... | 1990 | 2167616 |
| 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 |
| 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 |