Sandfly-Borne Phleboviruses in Portugal: Four and Still Counting.

Autor: Amaro F; INSA-Centre for Vectors and Infectious Diseases Research, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Avenida da Liberdade n.-5, 2965-575 Águas de Moura, Portugal.; ISAMB-Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, Ed. Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal., Zé-Zé L; INSA-Centre for Vectors and Infectious Diseases Research, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Avenida da Liberdade n.-5, 2965-575 Águas de Moura, Portugal.; BioISI-Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Edificio TecLabs, Campus da FCUL, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal., Alves MJ; INSA-Centre for Vectors and Infectious Diseases Research, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Avenida da Liberdade n.-5, 2965-575 Águas de Moura, Portugal.; ISAMB-Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, Ed. Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Viruses [Viruses] 2022 Aug 13; Vol. 14 (8). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 13.
DOI: 10.3390/v14081768
Abstrakt: According to ICTV, there are currently 66 known phlebovirus species. More than 40 of these viruses were isolated or detected in phlebotomine sandflies and some of them are known pathogens. In Portugal, information about sandfly-borne phleboviruses is scarce and scattered sandfly-borne diseases are neglected and often not considered in differential diagnoses. The main objective of this work was to gather the existing information and to raise awareness about the circulating phleboviruses in this country. To date, Massilia and Alcube phleboviruses have been isolated from sandflies in southern Portugal. Human infections with Toscana and Sicilian phleboviruses have been reported, as well as seroprevalence in cats and dogs. More studies are needed in order to understand if the viruses isolated during the entomological surveys have an impact on human health and to fully understand the real importance of the already recognized pathogens in our country.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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