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VIRUSES-BASEL
卷 13, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/v13081438
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Toscana virus; Spain; RT-PCR; automation; meningitis; encephalitis
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This study reports 107 cases of TOSV neurological infection identified in Andalusia, Spain, with the majority of cases located in the hyperendemic region of Granada province. The research highlights the potential underdiagnosis of TOSV neurological infection and introduces an automated method for detecting related viruses, aiming to improve diagnostic efficiency and speed for such syndromes.
The sandfly fever Toscana virus (TOSV, genus Phlebovirus, family Phenuiviridae) is endemic in Mediterranean countries. In Spain, phylogenetic studies of TOSV strains demonstrated that a genotype, different from the Italian, was circulating. This update reports 107 cases of TOSV neurological infection detected in Andalusia from 1988 to 2020, by viral culture, serology and/or RT-PCR. Most cases were located in Granada province, a hyperendemic region. TOSV neurological infection may be underdiagnosed since few laboratories include this virus in their portfolio. This work presents a reliable automated method, validated for the detection of the main viruses involved in acute meningitis and encephalitis, including the arboviruses TOSV and West Nile virus. This assay solves the need for multiple molecular platforms for different viruses and thus, improves the time to results for these syndromes, which require a rapid and efficient diagnostic approach.
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