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Pappataci fever; Phlebotomus fever; sandfly fever; 3-day fever
Etiology:
- Phlebovirus
- Toscana virus
Epidemiology:
- subtropical regions of the Eastern Hemisphere
- transmitted by bite an sandfly
Clinical manifestations:
- lassitude, abdominal distress & chills followed by fever of 39-40 C, frontal headache, myalgia & arthralgia, facial flushing, & tachycardia
- after 2 days, fever subsides
- fatigue, bradycardia, hypotension may persist from days to several weeks
- generally complete recovery expected
Management:
- no specific treatment
- supportive care
prevention
- mosquito nets not be sufficient to prevent bite of sandfly
- control & eradication of sandflies
General
viral infection
References
- Wikipedia: Pappataci fever
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pappataci_fever