Dose and strain dependent lethality of Usutu virus in an Ifnar−/− mouse model

Abstract Usutu virus (USUV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic flavivirus with a geographic range that has expanded over recent years. Maintained in a transmission cycle between mosquito vectors and avian reservoirs the virus can cause large seasonal outbreaks in bird populations, but spillover into mamma...

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Main Authors: Johanna M. Duyvestyn, Eleanor M. Marshall, Peter J. Bredenbeek, Barry Rockx, Martijn J. van Hemert, Marjolein Kikkert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
Series:npj Viruses
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44298-025-00089-x
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