Spread of West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus in the German Bird Population, 2019–2020

Spread of West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus in the German Bird Population, 2019–2020

West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) are important flaviviruses circulating in Germany. While USUV was first reported more than 10 years ago, WNV has only reached the country in 2018. Wild birds are important amplifying hosts for both viruses. Therefore, we have been monitoring the bird popu...

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Main Authors: Ute Ziegler, Felicitas Bergmann, Dominik Fischer, Kerstin Müller, Cora M. Holicki, Balal Sadeghi, Michael Sieg, Markus Keller, Rebekka Schwehn, Maximilian Reuschel, Luisa Fischer, Oliver Krone, Monika Rinder, Karolin Schütte, Volker Schmidt, Martin Eiden, Christine Fast, Anne Günther, Anja Globig, Franz J. Conraths, Christoph Staubach, Florian Brandes, Michael Lierz, Rüdiger Korbel, Thomas W. Vahlenkamp, Martin H. Groschup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
West Nile virus
Usutu virus
bird
monitoring
flavivirus
Germany
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/4/807

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