Serologic evidence of widespread Toscana virus infection in Bulgaria

• Main Authors: Iva Christova (Author), Elitsa Panayotova (Author), Iva Trifonova (Author), Evgenia Taseva (Author), Teodora Gladnishka (Author), Vladislava Ivanova (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Toscana virus (TOSV) is an emerging sandfly-borne virus that is endemic in Mediterranean countries. Methods: In order to detect TOSV circulation among the human population of Bulgaria, serum samples from 459 apparently healthy adult individuals, residing in19 out of 28 districts in the c...