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View article: Assessment of the Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception (KAP) of Sheep Farmers Regarding Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens in Tunisia, North Africa
Assessment of the Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception (KAP) of Sheep Farmers Regarding Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens in Tunisia, North Africa Open
Ticks and tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) are a threat to human and animal health worldwide. A structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge, attitudes/practices, and perceptions (KAP) of 86 farmers of extensive sheep farming syste…
View article: Circulation of West Nile virus and Usutu virus in birds in Germany, 2021 and 2022
Circulation of West Nile virus and Usutu virus in birds in Germany, 2021 and 2022 Open
USUV circulates enzootically nationwide. Emergence of WNV at several new locations in Germany with a potential increase in human infections may be imminent. In this context, wild bird monitoring serves as a capable early warning system in …
View article: Circulation of West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus in Birds in Germany, 2021 and 2022
Circulation of West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus in Birds in Germany, 2021 and 2022 Open
Background Usutu virus (USUV) and West Nile virus (WNV) are zoonotic arthropod-borne orthoflaviviruses. The enzootic transmission cycles of both include Culex mosquitoes as vectors and birds as amplifying hosts. For more than ten years, th…
View article: Reconstruction of the molecular evolution of Usutu virus in Germany: Insights into virus emersion and circulation
Reconstruction of the molecular evolution of Usutu virus in Germany: Insights into virus emersion and circulation Open
Usutu virus (USUV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that is widely distributed in southern and central Europe. The zoonotic virus circulates primarily between birds and mosquitoes, can, however, in rare cases infect other mammals including h…
View article: A Prior Usutu Virus Infection Can Protect Geese from Severe West Nile Disease
A Prior Usutu Virus Infection Can Protect Geese from Severe West Nile Disease Open
Usutu virus (USUV) and West Nile virus (WNV) are closely related pathogens circulating between mosquitoes and birds, but also infecting mammals as dead-end hosts. Both viruses share the same susceptible hosts, vectors, and even distributio…
View article: Longitudinal Study of the Occurrence of Usutu Virus and West Nile Virus Infections in Birds in a Zoological Garden in Northern Germany
Longitudinal Study of the Occurrence of Usutu Virus and West Nile Virus Infections in Birds in a Zoological Garden in Northern Germany Open
Usutu virus (USUV) and West Nile virus (WNV) are known to cause diseases and mortalities in bird populations. Since 2010/2011, USUV has circulated in Germany and spread nationwide, while WNV was only introduced into East Germany in 2018. T…
View article: Vaccination of Zoo Birds against West Nile Virus—A Field Study
Vaccination of Zoo Birds against West Nile Virus—A Field Study Open
West Nile virus (WNV) is known to cause disease and death in humans and various animals worldwide. WNV has circulated in Germany since 2018. In 2020, four birds tested positive for the WNV genome at Zoopark Erfurt (Thuringia). Moreover, vi…
View article: Reconstruction of the molecular evolution of Usutu virus in Germany: Insights into virus emersion and circulation
Reconstruction of the molecular evolution of Usutu virus in Germany: Insights into virus emersion and circulation Open
Usutu virus (USUV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that is widely distributed in southern and central Europe. The zoonotic virus circulates primarily between birds and mosquitoes, can, however, in rare cases infect other mammals including h…
View article: Expedited retrieval of high-quality Usutu virus genomes via Nanopore sequencing with and without target enrichment
Expedited retrieval of high-quality Usutu virus genomes via Nanopore sequencing with and without target enrichment Open
Usutu virus (USUV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic virus and one of the causes of flavivirus encephalitis in birds and occasionally in humans. USUV rapidly disperses in a susceptible host and vector environment, as is the case in South and Ce…
View article: Pathogenesis of West Nile Virus Lineage 2 in Domestic Geese after Experimental Infection
Pathogenesis of West Nile Virus Lineage 2 in Domestic Geese after Experimental Infection Open
West Nile virus (WNV) is an emerging infectious pathogen circulating between mosquitoes and birds but also infecting mammals. WNV has become autochthonous in Germany, causing striking mortality rates in avifauna and occasional diseases in …
View article: 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 Open
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 b…
View article: Seroepidemiological Survey of West Nile Virus Infections in Horses from Berlin/Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Seroepidemiological Survey of West Nile Virus Infections in Horses from Berlin/Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Open
Following the introduction of the West Nile virus (WNV) into eastern Germany in 2018, increasing infections have been diagnosed in birds, equines, and humans over time, while the spread of WNV into western Germany remained unclear. We scre…