Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Tribute to the author, Norman Gratz
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The vector- and rodent-borne diseases of Europe
- 2 Vector and rodent-borne diseases in European history
- 3 The arboviruses
- 4 The mosquito-borne arboviruses of Europe
- 5 Mosquito-borne diseases of Europe – malaria
- 6 Mosquito-borne filarial infections
- 7 Sandfly-borne diseases
- 8 Ceratopogonidae -- biting midge-borne diseases
- 9 Dipteran-caused infections – myiasis
- 10 The flea-borne diseases
- 11 The louse-borne diseases
- 12 Tick-borne diseases of Europe
- 13 Mite-borne infections and infestations
- 14 Cockroaches and allergies
- 15 Vector-borne disease problems associated with introduced vectors in Europe
- 16 Factors augmenting the incidence, prevalence and distribution of vector-borne diseases in Europe
- 17 The potential effect of climate change on vector-borne diseases in Europe
- 18 The rodent-borne diseases of Europe
- 19 The economic impact and burden of vector- and rodent-borne diseases in Europe
- Part II The vector- and rodent-borne diseases of North America
- References
- Index
7 - Sandfly-borne diseases
from Part I - The vector- and rodent-borne diseases of Europe
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 January 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Tribute to the author, Norman Gratz
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The vector- and rodent-borne diseases of Europe
- 2 Vector and rodent-borne diseases in European history
- 3 The arboviruses
- 4 The mosquito-borne arboviruses of Europe
- 5 Mosquito-borne diseases of Europe – malaria
- 6 Mosquito-borne filarial infections
- 7 Sandfly-borne diseases
- 8 Ceratopogonidae -- biting midge-borne diseases
- 9 Dipteran-caused infections – myiasis
- 10 The flea-borne diseases
- 11 The louse-borne diseases
- 12 Tick-borne diseases of Europe
- 13 Mite-borne infections and infestations
- 14 Cockroaches and allergies
- 15 Vector-borne disease problems associated with introduced vectors in Europe
- 16 Factors augmenting the incidence, prevalence and distribution of vector-borne diseases in Europe
- 17 The potential effect of climate change on vector-borne diseases in Europe
- 18 The rodent-borne diseases of Europe
- 19 The economic impact and burden of vector- and rodent-borne diseases in Europe
- Part II The vector- and rodent-borne diseases of North America
- References
- Index
Summary
Sandfly-borne diseases - viruses
The sandfly-transmitted viruses are all in the Bunyavirus group, the Phleboviruses; some 45 viruses are associated with sandflies globally. Some Phleboviruses are transmitted by mosquitoes, e.g. Rift Valley fever, and some by ticks, such as Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever. The sandfly-transmitted fevers identified in Europe include Arbia virus, Corfou virus, Naples virus, Radi virus, Sicilian virus and Toscana virus. Arbia virus has been isolated from the sandflies Phlebotomus perniciosus and P. perfiliewi in Italy, and Corfou virus from P. major on Corfu Island, Greece. Neither of these viruses appear to be of public health importance.
The three sandfly-transmitted Phleboviruses in the Mediterranean region causing human disease are Sicilian virus, Naples virus and Toscana virus. Sandfly fever is an acute, self-limited flu-like illness of 2–5 days duration. Onset is sudden with a fever, severe frontal headache, low back pain, myalgia, marked conjunctival secretion, malaise and occasionally nausea. Recovery is complete. No deaths from sandfly fever have been reported although weakness and depression may persist for a week or more after acute illness (Tesh, 1989). The public health importance of sandfly fever lies in the large numbers of non-immune persons, such as tourists or military, who may fall ill with the infection after entering an endemic area.
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- Vector- and Rodent-Borne Diseases in Europe and North AmericaDistribution, Public Health Burden, and Control, pp. 55 - 73Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006