@article{PAR00011396, title = {{F}irst detection of {T}oscana virus in {C}orsica, {F}rance}, author = {{B}ichaud, {L}. and {I}zri, {A}. and {D}e {L}amballerie, {X}avier and {M}oureau, {G}. and {C}harrel, {R}. {N}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}oscana virus ({TOSV}) was detected for the first time from {P}hlebotomus perniciosus sandflies in {C}orsica, a {F}rench {M}editerranean island. {G}enetic analysis showed that {C}orsican {TOSV} belongs to lineage {A}, together with {I}talian, {T}unisian, {T}urkish and other {F}rench strains. {T}he demonstration of {TOSV} in {C}orsica indicates that autochthonous and tourist populations are at risk of infection. {H}ence, physicians must consider {TOSV} as a possible cause of aseptic meningitis and unidentified febrile illness during the warm season.}, keywords = {{E}merging viruses ; phlebotomine sandflies ; phlebovirus ; summer aseptic ; meningitis ; summer febrile illness ; {T}oscana virus ; {FRANCE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}linical {M}icrobiology and {I}nfection}, volume = {20}, numero = {2}, pages = {{O}101--{O}104}, ISSN = {1198-743{X}}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.1111/1469-0691.12347}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00011396}, }