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First detection of Toscana virus in Corsica, France
L Bichaud1, A Izri, X de Lamballerie
1UMR_D 190 'Emergence des Pathologies Virales', IRD French Institute of Research for Development, EHESP French School of Public Health, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France; IHU Mediterranée Infection, APHM Public Hospitals of Marseille, Marseille, France.
Abstract:
Toscana virus (TOSV) was detected for the first time from Phlebotomus perniciosus sandflies in Corsica, a French Mediterranean island. Genetic analysis showed that Corsican TOSV belongs to lineage A, together with Italian, Tunisian, Turkish and other French strains. The demonstration of TOSV in Corsica indicates that autochthonous and tourist populations are at risk of infection. Hence, physicians must consider TOSV as a possible cause of aseptic meningitis and unidentified febrile illness during the warm season.
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