A novel phlebovirus in Albanian sandflies

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 585-587

  Papa, A ^a   Velo, E ^b   Bino, S ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Institute of Public Health   (Albania)

Author keywords

Albania; Arbia virus; PCR; Phlebovirus; Sandfly

Indexed keywords

ADRIA VIRUS; ALBANIA; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHLEBOVIRUS; PHLEBOVIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODIDAE;

PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOVIRUS;

EID: 79952713703     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03371.x     Document Type: Article

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