German Culex pipiens biotype molestus and Culex torrentium are vector-competent for Usutu virus
Abstract Background Usutu virus (USUV) is a rapidly spreading zoonotic arbovirus (arthropod-borne virus) and a considerable threat to the global avifauna and in isolated cases to human health. It is maintained in an enzootic cycle involving ornithophilic mosquitoes as vectors and birds as reservoir...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04532-1 |