West Nile and Usutu viruses co-circulation in central Italy: outcomes of the 2018 integrated surveillance

West Nile and Usutu viruses co-circulation in central Italy: outcomes of the 2018 integrated surveillance

Abstract Background West Nile (WNV) and Usutu (USUV) are emerging vector-borne zoonotic flaviviruses. They are antigenically very similar, sharing the same life cycle with birds as amplification host, Culicidae as vector, and man/horse as dead-end host. They can co-circulate in an overlapping geogra...

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Main Authors: Paola Scaramozzino, Andrea Carvelli, Gianpaolo Bruni, Giuseppina Cappiello, Francesco Censi, Adele Magliano, Giuseppe Manna, Ida Ricci, Pasquale Rombolà, Federico Romiti, Francesca Rosone, Marcello Giovanni Sala, Maria Teresa Scicluna, Stefania Vaglio, Claudio De Liberato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Co-circulation
Culex pipiens
Italy
Surveillance
Usutu virus
West Nile virus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04736-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04736-z

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