Epidemiology, surveillance and diagnosis of Usutu virus infection in the EU/EEA, 2012 to 2021

G Angeloni, M Bertola, E Lazzaro, M Morini… - …, 2023 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Usutu virus (USUV) is a flavivirus with an enzootic cycle between birds and
mosquitoes; humans are incidental dead-end hosts. In Europe, the virus was first detected in …

[HTML][HTML] West Nile virus keeps on moving up in Europe

T Bakonyi, JM Haussig - Eurosurveillance, 2020 - eurosurveillance.org
The 2020 arthropod vector season in Europe is approaching its end. Data from indicator-
based surveillance on vector-borne diseases in 2020 will be reported to the European …

Usutu virus: An emerging flavivirus with potential threat to public health in Africa: Nigeria as a case study

OC Akinsulie, RO Adesola, A Bakre… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Usutu virus (USUV) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) of the flaviviridae family (genus
Flavivirus) which belong to the Japanese encephalitis virus complex. Culex mosquitoes …

Co‐infections: Simultaneous detections of West Nile virus and Usutu virus in birds from Germany

PD Santos, F Michel, C Wylezich… - Transboundary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The emergence of West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) in Europe
resulted in significant outbreaks leading to avifauna mortality and human infections. Both …

West Nile and Usutu virus introduction via migratory birds: a retrospective analysis in Italy

E Mancuso, JG Cecere, F Iapaolo, A Di Gennaro… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
The actual contribution of migratory birds in spreading West Nile (WNV) and Usutu virus
(USUV) across Europe and from Africa to old countries is still controversial. In this study, we …

European College of Equine Internal Medicine consensus statement on equine flaviviridae infections in Europe

JMV Cavalleri, O Korbacska‐Kutasi… - Journal of veterinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Horses and other equids can be infected with several viruses of the family Flaviviridae,
belonging to the genus Flavivirus and Hepacivirus. This consensus statement focuses on …

Differential susceptibility of geographically distinct Ixodes ricinus populations to tick-borne encephalitis virus and louping ill virus

JW Bakker, HJ Esser, H Sprong… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is an emerging pathogen in the Netherlands. Multiple
divergent viral strains are circulating and the focal distribution of TBEV remains poorly …

Ixodes ricinus as potential vector for Usutu virus

JW Bakker, E Münger, HJ Esser… - PLOS Neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Usutu virus (USUV) is an emerging flavivirus that is maintained in an enzootic cycle with
mosquitoes as vectors and birds as amplifying hosts. In Europe, the virus has caused mass …

Evidence for overwintering and autochthonous transmission of Usutu virus to wild birds following its redetection in the United Kingdom

AJ Folly, S Sewgobind… - Transboundary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Usutu virus (USUV) is an emerging zoonotic arbovirus in Europe, where it primarily impacts
Eurasian blackbirds (Turdus merula). For mosquito‐borne viruses to persist in temperate …

Temperate conditions restrict Japanese encephalitis virus infection to the mid-gut and prevents systemic dissemination in Culex pipiens mosquitoes

AJ Folly, D Dorey-Robinson, LM Hernández-Triana… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, is the main cause of viral
encephalitis in Asia. However, with changing climate JEV has the potential to emerge in …