Phlebotomus Fever
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Phlebotomus Fever Risk Factors
Risk factors for phlebotomus
fever
include:
Elderly
Exposure to sand flies
Weak immune system
:
Diabetes
AIDS
Cancer
Organ transplant
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Phlebotomus Fever Symptoms
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Phlebotomus Fever References:
Bartelloni PJ, Tesh RB. Clinical and serologic responses of volunteers infected with phlebotomus fever virus (Sicilian type). Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1976 May;25(3):456-62.
Travassos da Rosa AP, Tesh RB, Pinheiro FP, Travassos da Rosa JF, Peterson NE. Characterization of eight new phlebotomus fever serogroup arboviruses (Bunyaviridae: Phlebovirus) from the Amazon region of Brazil. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1983 Sep;32(5):1164-71.
