Ayhan Nazli, Sherifi Kurtesh, Taraku Arber, Bërxholi Kristaq, Charrel Rémi N
Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Jun;23(6):989-992. doi: 10.3201/eid2306.161929.
Toscana and sandfly fever Sicilian viruses (TOSV and SFSV, respectively), both transmitted by sand flies, are prominent human pathogens in the Old World. Of 1,086 serum samples collected from cattle and sheep during 2013 in various regions of Kosovo (Balkan Peninsula), 4.7% and 53.4% had neutralizing antibodies against TOSV and SFSV, respectively.
托斯卡纳病毒和西西里白蛉热病毒(分别为TOSV和SFSV)均由白蛉传播,是东半球重要的人类病原体。在2013年从科索沃(巴尔干半岛)不同地区的牛和羊采集的1086份血清样本中,分别有4.7%和53.4%含有针对TOSV和SFSV的中和抗体。