ArticleJournal of arthropod-borne diseases2019
The Prevalence of Antibodies against Sandfly Fever Viruses and West Nile Virus in Cyprus.
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- Emerging evidence of sand fly fever virus transmission in Sri Lanka.World journal of virology · 2026Article
- Integrated vector and arbovirus surveillance in Cyprus: first reports of Usutu virus and Culex pipiens bioform diversity highlight potential for zoonotic arbovirus transmission.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- The Role of TLR3 rs3775291 Variant in West Nile Virus Infection: A Case-Control Study.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Current Risks and Prevention Strategies Against Vector-Borne Diseases in Cyprus.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Distinct negative-sense RNA viruses induce a common set of transcripts encoding proteins forming an extensive network.Journal of virology · 2024Article
- Entomological surveillance and spatiotemporal risk assessment of sand fly-borne diseases in Cyprus.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2023Article
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- Emerging Trends in the Epidemiology of West Nile and Usutu Virus Infections in Southern Europe.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundSandfly fever is an incapacitating disease caused by sandfly-borne Phleboviruses that can lead to meningitis, encephalitis or meningoencephalitis. West Nile virus (WNV), a mosquito-borne Flavivirus, can induce neuroinvasive disease manifested by meningitis, encephalitis or acute flaccid paralysis. Both vectors are endemic in Cyprus and very active during summer. The aims of this study were to determine first the prevalence of sandfly fever viruses (SFV) and WNV infections in Cyprus and second, to investigate their role in central nervous system (CNS) infections.
methodsFor the prevalence study, 327 sera collected in 2013 and 2014 were tested for anti-SFV and anti-WNV IgG using indirect immunofluorescence assay and ELISA, respectively. In order to investigate a possible role of SFV and WNV in CNS infections, 127 sera of patients presenting symptoms of SFV or WNV infections were screened for IgM specific to SFV and WNV.
resultsThe overall anti-SFV IgG seroprevalence was 28% and was increasing with age (P< 0.01). The seroprevalence rate for anti-WNV IgG in Cyprus was 5%. Concerning the role of SFVs in CNS infections, anti-SFV IgM was detected in 8 out of 127 sera from selected patients presenting relevant symptoms of infections during vector's active period. In addition, anti-WNV IgM were detected in 17 out of the 127 patients with compatible symptoms.
conclusionThe findings confirm the presence of sandfly fever and WNV in Cyprus and should, therefore, be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with febrile illness/meningitis.
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