Usutu Virus Antibody Dynamics in Naturally Infected Blackbirds, the Netherlands, 2016–2018

Usutu Virus Antibody Dynamics in Naturally Infected Blackbirds, the Netherlands, 2016–2018

Usutu virus is a zoonotic arbovirus that causes massive mortality in blackbirds. Using a unique longitudinal dataset on the kinetics of virus-specific antibodies in naturally infected wild blackbirds (Turdus merula), we found that individual birds may remain seropositive for >1 year and that rei...

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Main Authors: Erwin de Bruin, Jurrian van Irsel, Felicity Chandler, Robert Kohl, Tess van de Voorde, Anne van der Linden, Fred de Boer, Marion Koopmans, Henk van der Jeugd, Chantal Reusken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Usutu virus
West Nile virus
viruses
zoonoses
arboviruses
antibodies
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/6/24-1744_article
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