Field-based assessments of the seasonality of Culex pipiens sensu lato in England: an important enzootic vector of Usutu and West Nile viruses

Abstract Background Usutu virus (USUV), which is closely related to West Nile virus (WNV), sharing a similar ecology and transmission cycle, was first reported in the UK in the southeast of England in 2020. Both USUV and WNV are emerging zoonotic viruses hosted by wild birds. The 2020 finding of USU...

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Published in:	Parasites & Vectors
Main Authors:	Nicola Seechurn, M. Trent Herdman, Arturo Hernandez-Colina, Alexander G. C. Vaux, Colin Johnston, Morgan Berrell, Javier Lopez, Lindsay Eckley, Merit Gonzalez-Olvera, Lisa Gillespie, Paul Pearce Kelly, Matthew Baylis, Jolyon M. Medlock
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-02-01
Subjects:	Culex spp Culex pipiens s.l. Culex torrentium Zoo Disease ecology
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06143-6