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| | Antibodies to SFS virus have been found in human populations living in southern Europe, northern Africa and central Asia. For a summary of previous serologic studies, see Reference 19; for results of serologic studies in animals, see References 3 and 20. | | | | Man | 1 | | Sicily, Italy (1) | | Man | 3 | | Nile Delta, Egypt(11) | | Man | 1/47 | | Pakistan (12, 13) | | Man | 3/6 | | Iran (12, 13) | | Phlebotomus sp. (females) | 17/106,404 (254 pools) | | Nile Delta, Egypt(14, 15) | | Phlebotomus sp. (males) | 2/9,489 (31 pools) | | Nile Delta, Egypt(15) | | Phlebotomus papatasi (females) | 1 | | Pakistan (16) | | Phlebotomus sp. | 9/26,734 (264 pools) | | India (17) | | Phlebotomus sp. (females) | 49/10,615 | | Isfahan Prov.Iran(18) | | Phlebotomus sp. (males) | 1/1,870 | | |
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