Infection with Usutu virus induces an autophagic response in mammalian cells.

• Main Authors: Ana-Belén Blázquez (Author), Estela Escribano-Romero (Author), Teresa Merino-Ramos (Author), Juan-Carlos Saiz (Author), Miguel A Martín-Acebes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Usutu virus (USUV) is an African mosquito-borne flavivirus closely related to West Nile virus and Japanese encephalitis virus, which host range includes mainly mosquitoes and birds, although infections in humans have been also documented, thus warning about USUV as a potential health threat. Circula...