Epidemiologic relationship between Toscana virus infection and Leishmania infantum due to common exposure to Phlebotomus perniciosus sandfly vector.

• Main Authors: Laurence Bichaud (Author), Marc Souris (Author), Charles Mary (Author), Laëtitia Ninove (Author), Laurence Thirion (Author), Raphaël P Piarroux (Author), Renaud Piarroux (Author), Xavier De Lamballerie (Author), Rémi N Charrel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Sand flies are recognised vectors of parasites in the genus Leishmania and a number of arthropod-borne viruses, in particular viruses within the genus Phlebovirus, family Bunyaviridae. In southern France, Toscana phlebovirus (TOSV) is recognized as a prominent cause of summer meningitis. Since Leish...