Epidemiology and Ecology of Toscana Virus Infection and Its Global Risk Distribution.

ABSTRACT: Toscana virus (TOSV), a member of the Phlebovirus genus transmitted by sandflies, is acknowledged for its capacity to cause neurological infections and is widely distributed across Mediterranean countries. The potential geographic distribution and risk to the human population remained obscure due to its neglected nature. We searched PubMed and Web of Science for articles published between 1 January 1971 and 30 June 2023 to extract data on TOSV detection in vectors, vertebrates and humans, clinical information of human patients, as well as the occurrence of two identified sandfly vectors for TOSV. We further predicted the global distribution of the two sandfly vectors, based on which the global risk of TOSV was projected, after incorporating the environmental, ecoclimatic, biological

SUBMITTER: Hong XG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11768567 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature