Comparative Usutu and West Nile virus transmission potential by local Culex pipiens mosquitoes in north-western Europe

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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Main Authors: Jelke J. Fros, Pascal Miesen, Chantal B. Vogels, Paolo Gaibani, Vittorio Sambri, Byron E. Martina, Constantianus J. Koenraadt, Ronald P. van Rij, Just M. Vlak, Willem Takken, Gorben P. Pijlman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:One Health
Subjects:
Usutu virus
West Nile virus
Culex pipiens
Mosquitoes
Transmission
Antiviral RNAi
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771415000063

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