Sandfly fever Naples virus
| Sandfly fever Naples virus | |
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| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Bunyaviricetes |
| Order: | Hareavirales |
| Family: | Phenuiviridae |
| Genus: | Phlebovirus |
| Species: | Phlebovirus napoliense
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Sandfly fever Naples virus is an antigenic species of genus Phlebovirus within the family Phenuiviridae of the order Hareavirales. It is an enveloped RNA virus with a tripartite genome. Its natural reservoir are sandflies. The SFNV serogroup consists of two main serocomplexes associated with disease in humans, the Naples and Sicilian serocomplexes. Sandfly fever induces myalgia, fever, and elevated liver enzymes in humans. It is difficult to diagnose outside endemic areas.[2][3]
- ^ "History of the taxon: Species: Phlebovirus napoliense (2024 Release, MSL #40)". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ Nichol ST, Beaty BJ, Elliott RM, Goldbach R, Plyusnin A (2005). "The Negative Stranded ssRNA Viruses: Genus Phlebovirus". In Faguet CM, Mayo MA, Maniloff J, Desselberger U, Ball LA (eds.). Virus Taxonomy: Eighth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Elsevier. pp. 709–711. ISBN 9780080575483.
- ^ Palacios G, Savji N, Travassos da Rosa A, Desai A, Sanchez-Seco MP, Guzman H, Lipkin WI, Tesh R (2013). "Characterization of the Salehabad virus species complex of the genus Phlebovirus (Bunyaviridae)". J Gen Virol. 94 (Pt 4): 837–842. doi:10.1099/vir.0.048850-0. PMC 3709685. PMID 23239568.