Distribution of Usutu Virus in Germany and Its Effect on Breeding Bird Populations

Distribution of Usutu Virus in Germany and Its Effect on Breeding Bird Populations

Usutu virus (USUV) is an emerging mosquitoborne flavivirus with an increasing number of reports from several countries in Europe, where USUV infection has caused high avian mortality rates. However, 20 years after the first observed outbreak of USUV in Europe, there is still no reliable assessment o...

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Main Authors: Renke Lühken, Hanna Jöst, Daniel Cadar, Stephanie Margarete Thomas, Stefan Bosch, Egbert Tannich, Norbert Becker, Ute Ziegler, Lars Lachmann, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Usutu virus
flavivirus
breeding birds
common blackbird
bird population decline
vector-borne infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/12/17-1257_article

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