Vaccination of Zoo Birds against West Nile Virus—A Field Study

F Bergmann, D Fischer, L Fischer, H Maisch, T Risch… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
West Nile virus (WNV) is known to cause disease and death in humans and various animals
worldwide. WNV has circulated in Germany since 2018. In 2020, four birds tested positive for …

Reconstruction of the molecular evolution of Usutu virus in Germany: Insights into virus emersion and circulation

F Bergmann, CM Holicki, F Michel, S Bock… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Usutu virus (USUV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that is widely distributed in southern and
central Europe. The zoonotic virus circulates primarily between birds and mosquitoes, can …

[HTML][HTML] Multiplex PCR method for MinION sequencing of Bagaza virus isolated from wild caught mosquitoes in South Africa

TR Sekee, R Bubuluma, D van Jaarsveldt… - Journal of Virological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bagaza virus (BAGV) is a mosquito-borne orthoflavivirus known to occur in regions of
southern Europe, Africa, India and the Middle East. The virus has been associated with …

Longitudinal Study of the Occurrence of Usutu Virus and West Nile Virus Infections in Birds in a Zoological Garden in Northern Germany

F Bergmann, M Schmoock-Wellhausen, C Fast… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Usutu virus (USUV) and West Nile virus (WNV) are known to cause diseases and mortalities
in bird populations. Since 2010/2011, USUV has circulated in Germany and spread …