Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 31, 04 August 2011
Review articles
Usutu virus ? potential risk of human disease in Europe
A V?zquez<SUP>1</SUP>, M A Jim?nez-Clavero<SUP>2</SUP>, L Franco<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,3</SUP>, O Donoso-Mantke<SUP>3</SUP><SUP>,4</SUP>, V Sambri<SUP>3</SUP><SUP>,5</SUP>, M Niedrig<SUP>3</SUP><SUP>,4</SUP>, H Zeller<SUP>6</SUP>, A Tenorio (
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Citation style for this article: V?zquez A, Jim?nez-Clavero MA, Franco L, Donoso-Mantke O, Sambri V, Niedrig M, Zeller H, Tenorio A. Usutu virus ? potential risk of human disease in Europe. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(31)
ii=19935. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19935
Date of submission: 09 April 2010 <HR>Usutu virus (USUV) is an African mosquito-borne flavivirus, member of the Japanese encephalitis antigenic group. This avian virus is transmitted by arthropod vectors (mainly mosquitoes of the Culex pipiens complex). It is well known that free-living birds, including migratory species, have the potential to disperse certain pathogenic microorganisms. Usutu virus has recently been introduced to Europe and is spreading through Austria, Hungary, Italy, Spain and Switzerland, causing disease in birds and humans. Like West Nile virus, USUV may become a resident pathogen in Europe and the consequences for public health should be considered. Many different biotic and abiotic factors affect the survival of the virus in a new environment and influence the efficiency of its geographical dispersal. In this article, we consider the possibility of including USUV infections among the vector-borne diseases to be monitored in Europe.
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Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 31, 04 August 2011
Review articles
Usutu virus ? potential risk of human disease in Europe
A V?zquez<SUP>1</SUP>, M A Jim?nez-Clavero<SUP>2</SUP>, L Franco<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,3</SUP>, O Donoso-Mantke<SUP>3</SUP><SUP>,4</SUP>, V Sambri<SUP>3</SUP><SUP>,5</SUP>, M Niedrig<SUP>3</SUP><SUP>,4</SUP>, H Zeller<SUP>6</SUP>, A Tenorio (
- National Microbiology Centre, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto Nacional de Investigaci?n y Tecnolog?a Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA, National Institute of Research and Agricultural Technology and Food), Madrid, Spain
- European Network for Diagnostics of Imported Viral Diseases - Collaborative Laboratory Response Network (ENIVD-CLRN)
- Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
- Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), Unit of Clinical Microbiology, St Orsola University Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
Citation style for this article: V?zquez A, Jim?nez-Clavero MA, Franco L, Donoso-Mantke O, Sambri V, Niedrig M, Zeller H, Tenorio A. Usutu virus ? potential risk of human disease in Europe. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(31)
ii=19935. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19935 Date of submission: 09 April 2010 <HR>Usutu virus (USUV) is an African mosquito-borne flavivirus, member of the Japanese encephalitis antigenic group. This avian virus is transmitted by arthropod vectors (mainly mosquitoes of the Culex pipiens complex). It is well known that free-living birds, including migratory species, have the potential to disperse certain pathogenic microorganisms. Usutu virus has recently been introduced to Europe and is spreading through Austria, Hungary, Italy, Spain and Switzerland, causing disease in birds and humans. Like West Nile virus, USUV may become a resident pathogen in Europe and the consequences for public health should be considered. Many different biotic and abiotic factors affect the survival of the virus in a new environment and influence the efficiency of its geographical dispersal. In this article, we consider the possibility of including USUV infections among the vector-borne diseases to be monitored in Europe.