Direct evidence for an expanded circulation area of the recently identified Balkan virus (Sandfly fever Naples virus species) in several countries of the Balkan archipelago

Ayhan, Nazli; Alten, SALİH; Ivovic, Vladimir; Dvorak, Vit; Martinkovic, Franjo; Omeragic, Jasmin; Stefanovska, Jovana; Petric, Dusan; Vaselek, SLAVİCA; Baymak, Devrim; Kasap, ÖZGE; Volf, Petr; Charrel, Remi

doi:10.1186/s13071-017-2334-y

Direct evidence for an expanded circulation area of the recently identified Balkan virus (Sandfly fever Naples virus species) in several countries of the Balkan archipelago

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Ayhan N., Alten B., Ivovic V., Dvorak V., Martinkovic F., Omeragic J., ...More

PARASITES & VECTORS, vol.10, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 10
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1186/s13071-017-2334-y
Journal Name: PARASITES & VECTORS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Recently, Balkan virus (BALKV, family Phenuiviridae, genus Phlebovirus) was discovered in sand flies collected in Albania and genetically characterised as a member of the Sandfly fever Naples species complex. To gain knowledge concerning the geographical area where exposure to BALKV exists, entomological surveys were conducted in 2014 and 2015, in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH), Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia and Serbia.