Differential neurovirulence of Usutu virus lineages in mice and neuronal cells

Abstract Background Usutu virus (USUV) is an emerging neurotropic arthropod-borne virus recently involved in massive die offs of wild birds predominantly reported in Europe. Although primarily asymptomatic or presenting mild clinical signs, humans infected by USUV can develop neuroinvasive pathologi...

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Main Authors: Marion Clé, Orianne Constant, Jonathan Barthelemy, Caroline Desmetz, Marie France Martin, Lina Lapeyre, Daniel Cadar, Giovanni Savini, Liana Teodori, Federica Monaco, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Juan-Carlos Saiz, Gaëlle Gonzales, Sylvie Lecollinet, Cécile Beck, Fabien Gosselet, Philippe Van de Perre, Vincent Foulongne, Sara Salinas, Yannick Simonin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-020-02060-4