Phlebotomine sand fly–borne pathogens in the Mediterranean Basin: Human leishmaniasis and phlebovirus infections

Martina Moriconi; Gianluca Rugna; Mattia Calzolari; Romeo Bellini; Alessandro Albieri; Paola Angelini; Roberto Cagarelli; Maria P. Landini; Remi N. Charrel; Stefania Varani

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005660

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Phlebotomine sand fly–borne pathogens in the Mediterranean Basin: Human leishmaniasis and phlebovirus infections

Martina Moriconi,

Affiliation Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Gianluca Rugna,

Affiliation Modena Unit, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, Brescia, Italy
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Mattia Calzolari,

Affiliation Laboratory of Entomology, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Romeo Bellini,

Affiliation Department of Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Centro Agricoltura Ambiente “G. Nicoli,” Crevalcore, Italy
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Alessandro Albieri,

Affiliation Department of Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Centro Agricoltura Ambiente “G. Nicoli,” Crevalcore, Italy
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Paola Angelini,

Affiliation Public Health Authority, Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna, Italy
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Roberto Cagarelli,

Affiliation Public Health Authority, Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna, Italy
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Maria P. Landini,

Affiliations Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a carattere scientifico, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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Remi N. Charrel ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Remi N. Charrel, Stefania Varani

Affiliations UMR “Emergence des Pathologies Virales” (EPV: Aix-Marseille Univ-IRD 190-Inserm 1207-EHESP), Marseille, France, Fondation IHU Mediterranee Infection, APHM Public Hospitals of Marseille, Marseille, France
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Stefania Varani

Contributed equally to this work with: Remi N. Charrel, Stefania Varani

* E-mail: stefania.varani@unibo.it

Affiliations Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0862-4937

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Phlebotomine sand fly–borne pathogens in the Mediterranean Basin: Human leishmaniasis and phlebovirus infections

Martina Moriconi,
Gianluca Rugna,
Mattia Calzolari,
Romeo Bellini,
Alessandro Albieri,
Paola Angelini,
Roberto Cagarelli,
Maria P. Landini,
Remi N. Charrel,
Stefania Varani

Published: August 10, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005660

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