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Reconstruction of the molecular evolution of Usutu virus in Germany: Insights into virus emersion and circulation
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 humans. In the past, USUV has been repeatedly associated with...
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author | Bergmann, Felicitas Holicki, Cora M. Michel, Friederike Bock, Sabine Scuda, Nelly Priemer, Grit Kenklies, Susanne Siempelkamp, Timo Skuballa, Jasmin Sauerwald, Claudia Herms, Louise Muluneh, Aemero Peters, Martin Hlinak, Andreas Groschup, Martin H. Sadeghi, Balal Ziegler, Ute |
author_facet | Bergmann, Felicitas Holicki, Cora M. Michel, Friederike Bock, Sabine Scuda, Nelly Priemer, Grit Kenklies, Susanne Siempelkamp, Timo Skuballa, Jasmin Sauerwald, Claudia Herms, Louise Muluneh, Aemero Peters, Martin Hlinak, Andreas Groschup, Martin H. Sadeghi, Balal Ziegler, Ute |
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description | 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 humans. In the past, USUV has been repeatedly associated with mass mortalities in birds, primarily blackbirds and owls. Birds commonly succumb either due to the peracute nature of the infection or due to severe encephalitis. In Germany, USUV has spread rapidly since its first detection in 2010 in mosquitoes under the presence of susceptible host and vector species. Nonetheless, there is to date limited access to whole genome sequences resulting in the absence of in-depth phylogenetic and phylodynamic analyses. In this study, 118 wild and captive birds were sequenced using a nanopore sequencing platform with prior target enrichment via amplicons. Due to the high abundancy of Europe 3 and Africa 3 in Germany an ample quantity of associated whole genome sequences was generated and the most recent common ancestor could be determined for each lineage. The corresponding clock phylogeny revealed an introduction of USUV Europe 3 and Africa 3 into Germany three years prior to their first isolation in the avifauna in 2011 and 2014, respectively. Based on the clustering and temporal history of the lineages, evidence exists for the genetic evolution of USUV within Germany as well as new introductions thereof into the country. |
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spelling | pubmed-105695742023-10-13 Reconstruction of the molecular evolution of Usutu virus in Germany: Insights into virus emersion and circulation Bergmann, Felicitas Holicki, Cora M. Michel, Friederike Bock, Sabine Scuda, Nelly Priemer, Grit Kenklies, Susanne Siempelkamp, Timo Skuballa, Jasmin Sauerwald, Claudia Herms, Louise Muluneh, Aemero Peters, Martin Hlinak, Andreas Groschup, Martin H. Sadeghi, Balal Ziegler, Ute PLoS Negl Trop Dis Research Article 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 humans. In the past, USUV has been repeatedly associated with mass mortalities in birds, primarily blackbirds and owls. Birds commonly succumb either due to the peracute nature of the infection or due to severe encephalitis. In Germany, USUV has spread rapidly since its first detection in 2010 in mosquitoes under the presence of susceptible host and vector species. Nonetheless, there is to date limited access to whole genome sequences resulting in the absence of in-depth phylogenetic and phylodynamic analyses. In this study, 118 wild and captive birds were sequenced using a nanopore sequencing platform with prior target enrichment via amplicons. Due to the high abundancy of Europe 3 and Africa 3 in Germany an ample quantity of associated whole genome sequences was generated and the most recent common ancestor could be determined for each lineage. The corresponding clock phylogeny revealed an introduction of USUV Europe 3 and Africa 3 into Germany three years prior to their first isolation in the avifauna in 2011 and 2014, respectively. Based on the clustering and temporal history of the lineages, evidence exists for the genetic evolution of USUV within Germany as well as new introductions thereof into the country. Public Library of Science 2023-10-02 /pmc/articles/PMC10569574/ /pubmed/37782665 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011203 Text en © 2023 Bergmann et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Bergmann, Felicitas Holicki, Cora M. Michel, Friederike Bock, Sabine Scuda, Nelly Priemer, Grit Kenklies, Susanne Siempelkamp, Timo Skuballa, Jasmin Sauerwald, Claudia Herms, Louise Muluneh, Aemero Peters, Martin Hlinak, Andreas Groschup, Martin H. Sadeghi, Balal Ziegler, Ute Reconstruction of the molecular evolution of Usutu virus in Germany: Insights into virus emersion and circulation |
title | Reconstruction of the molecular evolution of Usutu virus in Germany: Insights into virus emersion and circulation |
title_full | Reconstruction of the molecular evolution of Usutu virus in Germany: Insights into virus emersion and circulation |
title_fullStr | Reconstruction of the molecular evolution of Usutu virus in Germany: Insights into virus emersion and circulation |
title_full_unstemmed | Reconstruction of the molecular evolution of Usutu virus in Germany: Insights into virus emersion and circulation |
title_short | Reconstruction of the molecular evolution of Usutu virus in Germany: Insights into virus emersion and circulation |
title_sort | reconstruction of the molecular evolution of usutu virus in germany: insights into virus emersion and circulation |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10569574/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37782665 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011203 |
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