title: [Microbiological diagnosis of emerging arboviral and rodent borne diseases].
abstract: Vector borne viruses (VBV) include viruses transmitted by arthropods, rodents and other animals. In Spain the three main autochthonous VBVs causing human diseases are: Toscana, West Nile and Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis viruses. There are also other imported viruses that are potential threats to our public health, due to the presence of competent transmission vectors (dengue and chikungunya viruses in areas infested with Aedes albopictus), or due to the potential person-to-person transmission (Lassa and other viruses causing haemorrhagic fever). The Spanish Society for Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology has responded to the emergence of VBVs by publishing a special issue of Microbiological Proceedings focused on the diagnosis of those emerging vector borne viruses of major concern in our country.
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, España. Electronic address: anabelnegredo@isciii.es.
authors.forename: Ana Isabel
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Negredo Antón
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Ory Manchón
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: M Paz
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Seco Fariñas
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Leticia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Franco Narváez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biomedicina y Biotecnología, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: M Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Gegúndez Cámara
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología y Parasitología UGC, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, España.
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Navarro Mari
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tenorio Matanzo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001102:Arbovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D001117:Arenaviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*; D004199:Disease Vectors; D006801:Humans; D012377:Rodentia; D014773:Virology / Q000379:methods
keywords: Arbovirosis; Arboviruses; Arenaviruses; Diagnóstico virológico; Emerging viruses; Robovirosis; Vector borne viruses; Virological diagnosis; Virus emergentes; Virus transmitidos por vector