Emergence of Toscana Virus, Romania, 2017–2018

Emergence of Toscana Virus, Romania, 2017–2018

We describe a series of severe neuroinvasive infections caused by Toscana virus, identified by real-time reverse transcription PCR testing, in 8 hospitalized patients in Bucharest, Romania, during the summer seasons of 2017 and 2018. Of 8 patients, 5 died. Sequencing showed that the circulating vir...

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Main Authors: Corneliu P. Popescu, Ani I. Cotar, Sorin Dinu, Mihaela Zaharia, Gratiela Tardei, Emanoil Ceausu, Daniela Badescu, Simona Ruta, Cornelia S. Ceianu, Simin A. Florescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Toscana virus
Toscana phlebovirus
TOSV
Phlebovirus
Phenuiviridae
encephalitis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/5/20-4598_article
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Summary:We describe a series of severe neuroinvasive infections caused by Toscana virus, identified by real-time reverse transcription PCR testing, in 8 hospitalized patients in Bucharest, Romania, during the summer seasons of 2017 and 2018. Of 8 patients, 5 died. Sequencing showed that the circulating virus belonged to lineage A.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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