#Usutu virus African 3.1 #lineage, #Portugal, 2021-2023
Source: BioRxIV, Abstract Background: Usutu virus (Orthoflavivirus usutuense, USUV), a neurotropic arthropod-borne RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae, is a zoonotic virus that has spread throughout the European continent over the last three decades, since its emergence in Italy in 1996. However, no cases of USUV have been reported in Portugal so far. Material and methods: In the scope of an active surveillance…
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#Epidemiology and #Ecology of #Usutu Virus #Infection and Its Global #Risk Distribution
Source: Viruses, AbstractUsutu virus (USUV) is an emerging mosquito-transmitted flavivirus with increasing incidence of human infection and geographic expansion, thus posing a potential threat to public health. In this study, we established a comprehensive spatiotemporal database encompassing USUV infections in vectors, animals, and humans worldwide by an extensive literature…
Giuseppe Michieli
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Lars Kaleschke