| molecular and serological evidence for the presence of novel phleboviruses in sandflies from northern algeria. | during summer 2007, a total of 785 phlebotomine flies were trapped in northern algeria, identified morphologically, organised as monospecific pools and tested for the presence of phlebovirus rna using degenerate primers. three pools were positive, and the corresponding pcr products were cloned and sequenced. viral sequences corresponding to two phleboviruses distinct from each other were detected in sandflies circulating in two close locations (140 km apart) in northern algeria. the 3 sequences ... | 2010 | 20563287 |
| presence of sandfly-borne phleboviruses of two antigenic complexes (sandfly fever naples virus and sandfly fever sicilian virus) in two different bio-geographical regions of tunisia demonstrated by a microneutralisation-based seroprevalence study in dogs. | sandfly-borne phleboviruses are present in north africa where they can infect humans in regions where leishmania infantum, the causative agent of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in the western mediterranean basin is present affecting both humans and dogs. we investigated the capacity of dogs to be used as sentinels for sandfly-borne phleboviruses as previously shown for leishmaniasis. | 2014 | 25306250 |
| co-circulation of toscana virus and punique virus in northern tunisia: a microneutralisation-based seroprevalence study. | in northern tunisia, the co-circulation of two related sand fly-borne phleboviruses, toscana virus (tosv) and punique virus (punv) was previously demonstrated. in contrast to tosv, a prominent human pathogen, there is no data supporting that punv is capable to infect and cause disease to humans. we studied the respective involvement of tosv and punv in human infections in northern tunisia through a seroprevalence study. | 2013 | 24069484 |
| punique virus, a novel phlebovirus, related to sandfly fever naples virus, isolated from sandflies collected in tunisia. | sandflies are widely distributed around the mediterranean basin. therefore, human populations in this area are potentially exposed to sandfly-transmitted diseases, including those caused by phleboviruses. whilst there are substantial data in countries located in the northern part of the mediterranean basin, few data are available for north africa. in this study, a total of 1489 sandflies were collected in 2008 in tunisia from two sites, bioclimatically distinct, located 235 km apart, and identif ... | 2010 | 20089800 |