Detection of Usutu virus infection in wild birds in the United Kingdom, 2020

In August 2020, as part of a long-term disease surveillance programme, Usutu virus was detected in five Eurasian blackbirds (Turdus merula) and one house sparrow (Passer domesticus) from Greater London, England. This was initially detected by reverse transcription-PCR and was confirmed by virus isol...

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Autores principales: Folly, Arran J, Lawson, Becki, Lean, Fabian ZX, McCracken, Fiona, Spiro, Simon, John, Shinto K, Heaver, Joseph P, Seilern-Moy, Katharina, Masters, Nic, Hernández-Triana, Luis M, Phipps, L Paul, Nuñez, Alejandro, Fooks, Anthony R, Cunningham, Andrew A, Johnson, Nicholas, McElhinney, Lorraine M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2020
Materias:
Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7565854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33063656
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.41.2001732
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Sumario:In August 2020, as part of a long-term disease surveillance programme, Usutu virus was detected in five Eurasian blackbirds (Turdus merula) and one house sparrow (Passer domesticus) from Greater London, England. This was initially detected by reverse transcription-PCR and was confirmed by virus isolation and by immunohistochemical detection of flavivirus in tissues. Phylogenetic analysis identified Usutu virus African 3.2 lineage, which is prevalent in the Netherlands and Belgium, suggesting a potential incursion from mainland Europe.

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