A new phlebovirus, Medjerda Valley virus (MVV), was isolated from one pool of Phlebotomus sp. (Diptera; Psychodidae) sandflies trapped in the vicinity of the Utique site, northern Tunisia. Genetic analysis based on complete coding of genomic sequences of the three RNA segments indicated that MVV is most closely related to members of the Salehabad virus species, where it is the fourth virus for which the complete sequence is available. A seroprevalence study was performed to search for neutralizing antibodies in human sera in the same region. The results demonstrate that in this area, MVV can readily infect humans despite low seroprevalence rates. Salehabad species viruses have generally been considered to be a group of viruses with little medical or veterinary interest. This view deserves to be revisited according to our human seroprevalence results, together with high animal infection rate of Adana virus and recent evidence of human infection with Adria virus in Greece. Further studies are needed to investigate the capacity of each specific member of the Salehabad virus species to cause human or animal diseases.
- MeSH
- fylogeneze MeSH
- genom virový MeSH
- hmyz - vektory virologie MeSH
- horečka pappataci epidemiologie imunologie přenos virologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- molekulární sekvence - údaje MeSH
- neutralizující protilátky imunologie MeSH
- Phlebovirus klasifikace genetika imunologie izolace a purifikace MeSH
- protilátky virové imunologie MeSH
- Psychodidae virologie MeSH
- séroepidemiologické studie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Řecko MeSH
- Tunisko MeSH
