First report of sandfly fever virus infection imported from Malta into Switzerland, October 2011.
We report the first documented cases of sandfly fever virus infection in travellers returning from Malta to Switzerland in autumn 2011. These cases illustrate the importance of considering sandfly-borne viral infection in the differential diagnosis of febrile patients from the Mediterranean island Malta. Raising awareness among physicians is relevant especially now at the beginning of the summer tourist season.
Center of Laboratory Medicine, St. Gallen, Switzerland. detlev.schultze@zlmsg.ch
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008297:Male; D008319:Malta; D008875:Middle Aged; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D010691:Phlebotomus / Q000821:virology; D010217:Phlebotomus Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D016856:Phlebovirus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013557:Switzerland; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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