Sandfly fever virus activity in central/northern Anatolia, Turkey: First report of Toscana virus infections

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 575-581

  Ergunay K ^a   Saygan, M B ^b   Aydogan S ^a   Lo, M M ^c   Weidmann, M ^c   Dilcher, M ^c   Sener B ^a   Hascelik G ^a   Pinar, A ^a   Us, D ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Turkish Red Crescent Society   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatolia; Sandfly fever virus; Toscana virus; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BUNYAVIRUS; BUNYAVIRUS INFECTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; TOSCANA VIRUS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIRUS NEUTRALIZATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TYPING;

RABBIT FIBROMA VIRUS; SANDFLY FEVER NAPLES VIRUS; SANDFLY FEVER SICILIAN VIRUS; TOSCANA VIRUS;

EID: 79952714985     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03346.x     Document Type: Article

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