Belgian Culex pipiens pipiens are competent vectors for West Nile virus while Culex modestus are competent vectors for Usutu virus.

• Main Authors: Alina Soto (Author), Lander De Coninck (Author), Ann-Sophie Devlies (Author), Celine Van De Wiele (Author), Ana Lucia Rosales Rosas (Author), Lanjiao Wang (Author), Jelle Matthijnssens (Author), Leen Delang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) are emerging arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) in Europe transmitted by Culex mosquitoes. In Belgium, it is currently unknown which Culex species are competent vectors for WNV or USUV and if these mosquitoes carry Wolbac...