Center of Laboratory Medicine, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Euro Surveill. 2012 Jul 5;17(27):20209. doi: 10.2807/ese.17.27.20209-en.
We report the first documented cases of sandfly fever virus infection in travellers returning from Malta to Switzerland in autumn 2011. These cases illustrate the importance of considering sandfly-borne viral infection in the differential diagnosis of febrile patients from the Mediterranean island Malta. Raising awareness among physicians is relevant especially now at the beginning of the summer tourist season.
我们报告了首例 2011 年秋季从马耳他返回瑞士的旅行者感染沙蝇热病毒的病例。这些病例说明了在对来自地中海马耳他岛的发热患者进行鉴别诊断时，考虑沙蝇传播的病毒性感染的重要性。提高医生的认识尤其重要，因为现在正值夏季旅游季节的开始。
