Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2020)

Emerging Sand Fly–Borne Phlebovirus in China

  • Jing Wang,
  • Shihong Fu,
  • Ziqian Xu,
  • Jingxia Cheng,
  • Mang Shi,
  • Na Fan,
  • Jingdong Song,
  • Xiaodong Tian,
  • Jianshu Cheng,
  • Shuqing Ni,
  • Ying He,
  • Wenwen Lei,
  • Fan Li,
  • Heng Peng,
  • Bin Wang,
  • Huanyu Wang,
  • Xiaoqing Lu,
  • Yajun Ma,
  • Guodong Liang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.191374
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 10
pp. 2435 – 2438

Abstract

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We isolated 17 viral strains capable of causing cytopathic effects in mammalian cells and death in neonatal mice from sand flies in China. Phylogenetic analysis showed that these strains belonged to the genus Phlebovirus. These findings highlight the need to control this potentially emerging virus to help safeguard public health.

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