Reconstruction of the molecular evolution of Usutu virus in Germany: Insights into virus emersion and circulation.

• Main Authors: Felicitas Bergmann (Author), Cora M Holicki (Author), Friederike Michel (Author), Sabine Bock (Author), Nelly Scuda (Author), Grit Priemer (Author), Susanne Kenklies (Author), Timo Siempelkamp (Author), Jasmin Skuballa (Author), Claudia Sauerwald (Author), Louise Herms (Author), Aemero Muluneh (Author), Martin Peters (Author), Andreas Hlinak (Author), Martin H Groschup (Author), Balal Sadeghi (Author), Ute Ziegler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...