Phlebovirus sequences detected in ticks collected in Russia: Novel phleboviruses, distinguishing criteria and high tick specificity

• Published in: Infection, genetics and evolution Vol. 85; p. 104524
• Main Authors: Klimentov, Alexander S., Belova, Oxana A., Kholodilov, Ivan S., Butenko, Alexander M., Bespyatova, Liubov A., Bugmyrin, Sergey V., Chernetsov, Nikita, Ivannikova, Anna Y., Kovalchuk, Irina V., Nafeev, Alexander A., Oorzhak, Natalia D., Pilikova, Olga M., Polienko, Alexandra E., Purmak, Kristina A., Romanenko, Evgeniya N., Romanova, Lidiya Iu, Saryglar, Anna A., Solomashchenko, Nataliya I., Shamsutdinov, Anton F., Vakalova, Elena V., Lukashev, Alexander N., Karganova, Galina G., Gmyl, Anatoly P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.11.2020
• Subjects: family; fever; genes; genus; human diseases; humans; infection; Ixodidae; L segment sequences; nucleotide sequences; pathogenicity; Phlebotominae; Phlebovirus prevalence; Phlebovirus tick specificity; phylogeny; Provisional distinguishing criterion; Rift Valley fever phlebovirus; Russia; Sandfly fever Naples phlebovirus; sequence analysis; severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; species; Tick phlebovirus; ticks; Tick phlebovirus; Phlebovirus prevalence; Phlebovirus tick specificity; L segment sequences; Provisional distinguishing criterion; Russia

Phlebovirus is an abundant and rather heterogeneous genus within the Phenuiviridae family (order Bunyavirales). The genus Phlebovirus is divided into two antigenic complexes, which also correspond to the main vector: sandflies/mosquitoes and ticks. Previously, only sandfly/mosquito-borne phlebovirus...