Differential pathogenesis of Usutu virus isolates in mice.

• Main Authors: Sarah C Kuchinsky (Author), Seth A Hawks (Author), Eric C Mossel (Author), Sheryl Coutermarsh-Ott (Author), Nisha K Duggal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 maintained in an enzootic cycle between Culex mosquitoes and birds. Since the first isolation in 1959 in South Africa, USUV has...