Experimental Infection of Dogs with Toscana Virus and Sandfly Fever Sicilian Virus to Determine Their Potential as Possible Vertebrate Hosts

• Autores: Muñoz C, Ayhan N, Ortuño M, Ortiz J, Gould E, Maia C, Berriatua E, Charrel R
• Ano de Publicação: 2020
• Journal: Microorganisms
• Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/4/596

The sandfly-borne Toscana phlebovirus (TOSV), a close relative of the sandfly fever Sicilian phlebovirus (SFSV), is one of the most common causes of acute meningitis or meningoencephalitis in humans in the Mediterranean Basin. However, most of human phlebovirus infections in endemic areas either are asymptomatic or cause mild influenza-like illness. To date, a vertebrate reservoir […]
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