Volume 13, Number 3—March 2007
Dispatch
Cocirculation of 2 Genotypes of Toscana Virus, Southeastern France
Remi N. Charrel*†
, Arezki Izri‡1, Sarah Temmam*1, Pascal Delaunay§, Isabelle Toga*†, Henri Dumon*†, Pierre Marty§, Xavier de Lamballerie*†2, and Philippe Parola*2
, Arezki Izri‡1, Sarah Temmam*1, Pascal Delaunay§, Isabelle Toga*†, Henri Dumon*†, Pierre Marty§, Xavier de Lamballerie*†2, and Philippe Parola*2Table
Capture of sandflies and identification
| Trapping region | Species | Sex | No. sandflies | No. pools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marseille | Phlebotomus perniciosus | M | 291 | 17 |
| F | 185 | 15* | ||
| Unknown | 7 | 3 | ||
| Ph. ariasi | M | 2 | 2 | |
| F | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ph mascitii | M | 1 | 1 | |
| F | 3 | 3 | ||
| Phlebotomus sp. | M | 3 | 3 | |
| F | 2 | 1 | ||
| Unknown | 4 | 4 | ||
| Total Marseille | 499 | 50 | ||
| Nice | Ph. perniciosus | M | 78 | 5 |
| F | 32 | 3 | ||
| Phlebotomus sp. | M | 43 | 2 | |
| F | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total Nice | 176 | 11 | ||
| Total |
675 |
61 |
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| *Two pools (AK and AR) out of these 15 pools were positive. AK sandflies were trapped in the Maillane District (43°17′51” N, 5°29′43” E). AR sandflies were trapped in the Mont d’Or District (43°22′52” N, 5°22′17” E). | ||||
