Search
Toscana virus; sandfly fever virus
Epidemiology:
- can be transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected sandfly of the genus Phlebotomus
- up to 25% seroprevalance in endemic areas
- found in most countries that border the Mediterranean Sea
- highest incidence in Italy
- peak incidence in summer
Genetics:
- negative-stranded, enveloped RNA virus
Clinical manifestations:
- not normally associated with disease
- mild fever, headache & myalgia
- in serious cases, meningoencephalitis may occur
- Pappataci fever
Laboratory:
- Toscana virus serology
- Toscana virus RNA
General
phlebovirus
Properties
KINGDOM: virus
GENOME-TYPE: RNA
SINGLE-STRANDED
NEGATIVE-STRAND
CIRCULAR
GENOME-SIZE: 13-21 kB
ENVELOPE: PRESENT
CAPSID-SYMMETRY: HELICAL
References
- Wikipedia: Toscana virus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toscana_virus