Comparative Usutu and West Nile virus transmission potential by local Culex pipiens mosquitoes in north-western Europe
Originating from Africa, Usutu virus (USUV) first emerged in Europe in 2001. This mosquito-borne flavivirus caused high mortality rates in its bird reservoirs, which strongly resembled the introduction of West Nile virus (WNV) in 1999 in the United States. Mosquitoes infected with USUV incidentally...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-12-01
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Series: | One Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771415000063 |