Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6120960 | Journal of Clinical Virology | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We present a case of viral encephalitis due to Sandfly Fever Turkey Virus (SFTV), a novel phlebovirus genetically related to but distinct from Sandfly Fever Sicilian Virus (SFSV), recently identified in a 63-year-old female, via consensus PCR and sequencing. SFTV was initially characterized in 2010 in samples from outbreaks of febrile diseases occurred during 2007-2008 and to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of an SFTV-related central nervous system (CNS) infection.
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Authors
Koray Ergunay, Vefa Ismayilova, Ilksen A. Colpak, Tulay Kansu, Durdal Us,