Toscana virus infection in Catalonia (Spain)

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2013 Apr;13(4):273-5. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2011.0903. Epub 2013 Feb 19.

Abstract

Toscana virus (TOSV), an arthropod-borne phlebovirus, is an important agent of acute meningitis and meningoencephalitis in the Mediterranean area. The epidemiology of the infection in humans in Catalonia is at present unknown. In this study, we found a seroprevalence of infection of 6%, and 2 clinical cases were detected by serology and/or PCR.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Immunoglobulin M / blood
  • Male
  • Meningitis / epidemiology
  • Meningitis / virology
  • Meningitis, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Meningitis, Viral / virology
  • Meningoencephalitis / epidemiology*
  • Meningoencephalitis / virology
  • Middle Aged
  • Phlebotomus Fever / epidemiology*
  • Phlebotomus Fever / immunology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sandfly fever Naples virus / genetics
  • Sandfly fever Naples virus / immunology*
  • Sandfly fever Naples virus / isolation & purification
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin M