| massilia virus, a novel phlebovirus (bunyaviridae) isolated from sandflies in the mediterranean. | a new virus was isolated from three independent pools of phlebotomus perniciosus sandflies (diptera; psychodidae) trapped in two regions of southeastern france, located 90 miles apart. microscopic, antigenic and genetic analyses indicate that this novel virus belongs to the genus phlebovirus in the family bunyaviridae. the new virus is designated massilia virus since the first isolate was obtained from sandflies collected in the suburban area of marseille. the complete genome sequence was determ ... | 2009 | 19055373 |
| co-circulation of a novel phlebovirus and massilia virus in sandflies, portugal. | in portugal, entomological surveys to detect phleboviruses in their natural vectors have not been performed so far. thus, the aims of the present study were to detect, isolate and characterize phleboviruses in sandfly populations of portugal. | 2015 | 26497645 |
| granada virus: a natural phlebovirus reassortant of the sandfly fever naples serocomplex with low seroprevalence in humans. | a new member of the phlebovirus genus, tentatively named granada virus, was detected in sandflies collected in spain. by showing the presence of specific neutralizing antibodies in human serum collected in granada, we show that granada virus infects humans. the analysis of the complete genome of granada virus revealed that this agent is likely to be a natural reassortant of the recently described massilia virus (donor of the long and short segments) with a yet unidentified phlebovirus (donor of ... | 2010 | 20889862 |
| presence of sandflies infected with leishmania infantum and massilia virus in the marseille urban area. | leishmaniasis is considered a rural disease in europe. however, circumstantial evidence has indicated urban transmission of leishmaniasis and phleboviruses in the urban area of marseille, france. to investigate this urban transmission, sandflies were trapped in 33 locations in the urban area (horse farms, public gardens and a residential area). sandflies were always captured: 87.8% were phlebotomus perniciosus, a vector of leishmania infantum and toscana and massilia viruses. rt-pcr and cell cul ... | 2014 | 24107240 |
| infection of sand flies collected from different bio-geographical areas of tunisia with phleboviruses. | an entomological investigation performed in 2013 covering different bio-geographical areas varying from humid in the north to the arid in the center showed that sand flies of the subgenus larroussius including phlebotomus perniciosus, phlebotomus perfiliewi, and phlebotomus longicuspis are abundant and widely distributed in tunisia. a total of 3992 collected and pooled with up to 30 specimens per pool based on sex, trapping location and collection data were tested for the presence of phlebovirus ... | 2015 | 25255967 |