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- Fermo virus has been increasingly found in sand flies in northern Italy, but its natural transmission cycle is not well understood.
- While there is evidence that Fermo virus can infect vertebrates, it has only been detected in sand flies, and no direct cases have been reported in animals or humans.
- A new real-time PCR method has been developed for detecting Fermo virus, which offers more sensitive detection in insects and has the potential to identify the virus in vertebrates, aiding in the study of its epidemiology and potential risks to health.
Article Abstract
Fermo virus is a that is increasingly reported in sand flies from northern Italy. The natural cycle is not fully understood, but the virus has been detected by direct methods only in sand flies. Although there is serological evidence that it can infect vertebrates, the virus has not been directly detected in animals or humans. Here, we have developed and reported a specific real-time PCR for Fermo virus. The availability of the described method will be useful to characterize the epidemiology of the FERV, ensuring, compared to previously available protocols, a more sensitive detection in insects and the possible detection in vertebrates to evaluate the presence of reservoirs and the pathogenic potential of the virus in humans or animals.
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