Pappataci fever; Phlebotomus fever; sandfly fever; 3-day fever

Etiology

• Phlebovirus
  • Toscana virus

Epidemiology

• subtropical regions of the Eastern Hemisphere
• transmitted by bite an sandfly

Clinical manifestations

• lassitude, abdominal distress & chills followed by fever of 39-40 C, frontal headache, myalgia & arthralgia, facial flushing, & tachycardia
• after 2 days, fever subsides
• fatigue, bradycardia, hypotension may persist from days to several weeks
• generally complete recovery expected

Management

• no specific treatment
• supportive care

prevention

• mosquito nets not be sufficient to prevent bite of sandfly
• control & eradication of sandflies

More general terms

• viral infection