title: [Pappataci (sandfly fever) - a little known brought in Poland viral disease].
abstract: Pappataci (sandfly fever) is a viral (RNA Phlebovirus) vector-borne zoonosis transmitted to men by small Phlebotomus mosquitous. This disease fulfill the international criteria of "emerging disease". Despite of that, pappataci fever is a little known disease brought into Poland. Distribution of disease includes: Mediterranean region, Central Asia and Indian Peninsula. On the basis of pertinent literature and own personal experience, the authors described etiopathogenesis, epidemiology and clinical picture of sandfly fever.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Warsaw, Poland: Department of Epidemiology.
authors.forename: Józef Piotr
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Knap
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Warsaw, Poland: Department of the Prevention of Environmental Hazard and Allergology.
authors.forename: Michał Andrzej
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Targowski
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010217:Phlebotomus Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: communicable diseases; sandfly fever; vector-borne diseases