Usutu virus: An emerging flavivirus with potential threat to public health in Africa: Nigeria as a case study
Usutu virus (USUV) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) of the flaviviridae family (genus Flavivirus) which belong to the Japanese encephalitis virus complex. Culex mosquitoes have been implicated in the transmission of this pathogen. The major susceptible hosts of USUV are migratory birds, there...
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| author | Olalekan Chris Akinsulie Ridwan Olamilekan Adesola Adetolase Bakre Oluwawemimo Oluseun Adebowale Richard Adeleke Seto Charles Ogunleye Ifeoluwa Peace Oladapo |
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| description | Usutu virus (USUV) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) of the flaviviridae family (genus Flavivirus) which belong to the Japanese encephalitis virus complex. Culex mosquitoes have been implicated in the transmission of this pathogen. The major susceptible hosts of USUV are migratory birds, thereby potentiating its ability to spread from one region to another globally. Nigeria has the largest economy in Africa with a significant percentage of the gross domestic product relying on the agricultural and animal production industry. This review explores the zoonotic potentials of the virus in Africa, especially Nigeria, with special focus on the devastating sequelae this might lead to in the future if necessary precautionary policies are not enacted and adopted to bolster the surveillance system for mosquito-borne viruses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1f38407d516840e7a6b691bc58718f562023-02-16T10:01:48ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692023-02-011010.3389/fvets.2023.11155011115501Usutu virus: An emerging flavivirus with potential threat to public health in Africa: Nigeria as a case studyOlalekan Chris Akinsulie0Ridwan Olamilekan Adesola1Adetolase Bakre2Oluwawemimo Oluseun Adebowale3Richard Adeleke4Seto Charles Ogunleye5Ifeoluwa Peace Oladapo6College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United StatesFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, NigeriaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, NigeriaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, NigeriaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United StatesCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, United StatesDepartment of Veterinary Parasitology, Universidade Federal de Parana, Curitiba, BrazilUsutu virus (USUV) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) of the flaviviridae family (genus Flavivirus) which belong to the Japanese encephalitis virus complex. Culex mosquitoes have been implicated in the transmission of this pathogen. The major susceptible hosts of USUV are migratory birds, thereby potentiating its ability to spread from one region to another globally. Nigeria has the largest economy in Africa with a significant percentage of the gross domestic product relying on the agricultural and animal production industry. This review explores the zoonotic potentials of the virus in Africa, especially Nigeria, with special focus on the devastating sequelae this might lead to in the future if necessary precautionary policies are not enacted and adopted to bolster the surveillance system for mosquito-borne viruses.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1115501/fullUsutu virusCulex mosquitoesmigratory birdsflaviviruspublic health |
| spellingShingle | Olalekan Chris Akinsulie Ridwan Olamilekan Adesola Adetolase Bakre Oluwawemimo Oluseun Adebowale Richard Adeleke Seto Charles Ogunleye Ifeoluwa Peace Oladapo Usutu virus: An emerging flavivirus with potential threat to public health in Africa: Nigeria as a case study Frontiers in Veterinary Science Usutu virus Culex mosquitoes migratory birds flavivirus public health |
| title | Usutu virus: An emerging flavivirus with potential threat to public health in Africa: Nigeria as a case study |
| title_full | Usutu virus: An emerging flavivirus with potential threat to public health in Africa: Nigeria as a case study |
| title_fullStr | Usutu virus: An emerging flavivirus with potential threat to public health in Africa: Nigeria as a case study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Usutu virus: An emerging flavivirus with potential threat to public health in Africa: Nigeria as a case study |
| title_short | Usutu virus: An emerging flavivirus with potential threat to public health in Africa: Nigeria as a case study |
| title_sort | usutu virus an emerging flavivirus with potential threat to public health in africa nigeria as a case study |
| topic | Usutu virus Culex mosquitoes migratory birds flavivirus public health |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1115501/full |
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