Vertical transmission in field-caught mosquitoes identifies a mechanism for the establishment of Usutu virus in a temperate country

Vertical transmission in field-caught mosquitoes identifies a mechanism for the establishment of Usutu virus in a temperate country

Abstract Usutu virus (USUV) is an emerging zoonotic flavivirus in Europe and the first zoonotic mosquito-borne virus to be confirmed in animal hosts in the United Kingdom (UK). Repeated detection of USUV in the years following its initial detection in 2020 indicated that the virus is overwintering i...

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Main Authors: Mirjam Schilling, Becki Lawson, Simon Spiro, Madhujot Jagdev, Alexander G. C. Vaux, Robert C. Bruce, Colin J. Johnston, Anthony J. Abbott, Ethan Wrigglesworth, Paul Pearce-Kelly, Andrew A. Cunningham, Jolyon M. Medlock, Nicholas Johnson, Arran J. Folly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Flavivirus
Culex pipiens
Vertical transmission
Emerging infectious disease
Mosquito-borne disease
Overwintering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-09335-x
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