JMM Profile: Usutu virus.



Golding, Megan, Seechurn, Nicola, Baylis, Matthew ORCID: 0000-0003-0335-187X and Johnson, Nicholas
(2023) JMM Profile: Usutu virus. Journal of medical microbiology, 72 (2).

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Abstract

Usutu virus (USUV) is an emerging arbovirus belonging to the family <i>Flaviviridae</i>, genus <i>Flavivirus</i>. It is maintained in an enzootic cycle, with mosquitos as the vector and birds as the main amplifying host. Humans, and other mammals such as horses, are dead-end hosts. The virus was originally detected in sub-Saharan Africa, but in the past two decades has spread across Europe. In certain bird species, such as the Eurasian blackbird (<i>Turdus merula</i>), USUV is extremely virulent and can be fatal. Human infection is rare and often asymptomatic, but multiple short-term neurological diseases have been reported, highlighting its public-health risk.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Animals, Birds, Mammals, Horses, Humans, Flavivirus, Flavivirus Infections, Bird Diseases, Europe
Divisions: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 17 Feb 2023 11:23
Last Modified: 17 Feb 2023 11:24
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001652
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3168480