Evaluation of Non-Vector Transmission of Usutu Virus in Domestic Canaries (<i>Serinus canaria</i>)

Usutu virus (USUV) is a flavivirus transmitted to avian species through mosquito bites that causes mass mortalities in wild and captive bird populations. However, several cases of positive dead birds have been recorded during the winter, a vector-free period. To explain how USUV “overwinters”, the m...

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Main Authors: Aude Blanquer, Felipe Rivas, Mazarine Gérardy, Michaël Sarlet, Nassim Moula, Ute Ziegler, Martin H. Groschup, Daniel Desmecht, Thomas Marichal, Mutien Garigliany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/1/79