Usutu virus: A new threat?

M Clé, C Beck, S Salinas, S Lecollinet… - Epidemiology & …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Usutu virus (USUV) is an emerging arbovirus that was first isolated in South Africa in 1959.
This Flavivirus is maintained in the environment through a typical enzootic cycle involving …

[HTML][HTML] Can bats serve as reservoirs for arboviruses?

AC Fagre, RC Kading - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Bats are known to harbor and transmit many emerging and re-emerging viruses, many of
which are extremely pathogenic in humans but do not cause overt pathology in their bat …

Tick‐borne pathogens, including Crimean‐Congo haemorrhagic fever virus, at livestock markets and slaughterhouses in western Kenya

T Chiuya, DK Masiga, LC Falzon… - Transboundary and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Vectors of emerging infectious diseases have expanded their distributional ranges in recent
decades due to increased global travel, trade connectivity and climate change …

Arboviruses in the East African Community partner states: a review of medically important mosquito-borne Arboviruses

R Nyaruaba, C Mwaliko, M Mwau… - Pathogens and global …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Mosquito-borne diseases, including arbovirus-related diseases, make up a large proportion
of infectious disease cases worldwide, causing a serious global public health burden with …

[HTML][HTML] First laboratory-confirmed outbreak of human and animal Rift Valley fever virus in Uganda in 48 years

TR Shoemaker, L Nyakarahuka… - The American Journal …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In March 2016, an outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF) was identified in Kabale district,
southwestern Uganda. A comprehensive outbreak investigation was initiated, including …

[HTML][HTML] North American Culex pipiens and Culex quinquefasciatus are competent vectors for Usutu virus

CL Cook, YJS Huang, AC Lyons, BW Alto… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Usutu virus (USUV) is a member of the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV)
serocomplex in the Flaviviridae family. Emergence of USUV in Europe has led to disease …

[HTML][HTML] West Nile virus vaccination protects against Usutu virus disease in mice

R Salgado, SA Hawks, F Frere, A Vázquez… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) are mosquito-borne flaviviruses that can
cause neuroinvasive disease in humans. WNV and USUV circulate in both Africa and …

Novel orthobunyavirus identified in the cerebrospinal fluid of a Ugandan child with severe encephalopathy

AWD Edridge, M Deijs, R Namazzi… - Clinical Infectious …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
A Ugandan child with an unexplained encephalitis was investigated using viral
metagenomics. Several sequences from all segments of a novel orthobunyavirus were …

[HTML][HTML] Vector competence of mosquitoes from Germany for Sindbis virus

S Jansen, R Lühken, M Helms, B Pluskota, WP Pfitzner… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Transmission of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are an emerging global health threat
in the last few decades. One important arbovirus family is the Togaviridae, including the …

[HTML][HTML] Differential pathogenesis of Usutu virus isolates in mice

SC Kuchinsky, SA Hawks, EC Mossel… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Usutu virus (USUV; Flavivirus), a close phylogenetic and ecological relative of West Nile
virus, is a zoonotic virus that can cause neuroinvasive disease in humans. USUV is …