Surveillance of arboviruses in Spanish wetlands: detection of new flavi- and phleboviruses.
The presence of viruses in arthropods in Spain has been studied over 5 years. Flaviviruses similar to cell-fusing agent, sequences of a flavivirus related to those transmitted by mosquitoes, and a phlebovirus similar to Naples and Toscana viruses were detected. Their potential human or animal pathogenicity should be studied.
Sánchez-Seco
María-Paz
MP
Unit of Alert and Emergency, Laboratory of Arboviruses and Imported Viral Diseases, National Center for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Vázquez
Ana
A
Collao
Ximena
X
Hernández
Lourdes
L
Aranda
Carles
C
Ruiz
Santiago
S
Escosa
Raul
R
Marqués
Eduard
E
Bustillo
María-Angeles
MA
Molero
Francisca
F
Tenorio
Antonio
A
D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae / Q000821:virology*; D005416:Flavivirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D016856:Phlebovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010802:Phylogeny; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000821:virology*; D013030:Spain; D053833:Wetlands