Amaro, FátimaZé-Zé, LíbiaAlves, M.J.Alves de Matos, A.P.2016-02-182016-09-012015-08Microsc. Microanal. 2015 Aug; 21(suppl.6): 48-9. doi: 10.1017/S14319276140139191431-9276http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3408Phlebovirus genus is comprised by arthropod-borne viruses and is one of the five genera that compose Bunyaviridae family [1]. Viruses within this family mature intracellularly and their RNA replicates in the cytoplasm, while the viral proteins transit through the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Golgi apparatus [2]. Serological studies in human Portuguese populations have proven that Toscana virus, a neurotropic phlebovirus, is present in Portugal but there were no data about phleboviral activity in arthropod vectors [3]. In this context, and in order to detect sandflies naturally infected by phleboviruses, an entomological surveillance was conducted in Arrabida region, in the south of Portugal.engInfecções Sistémicas e ZoonosesElectron Mmicroscopy CharacterizationNew PhlebovirusSouth Portugaljournal article10.1017/S1431927614013919