Multiple Lineages of Usutu Virus (Flaviviridae, Flavivirus) in Blackbirds (Turdus merula) and Mosquitoes (Culex pipiens, Cx. modestus) in the Czech Republic (2016-2019)

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F19%3A00519156" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/19:00519156 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/68081766:_____/19:00519156 RIV/60076658:12310/19:43899759 RIV/00216208:11310/19:10403750 RIV/62157124:16170/19:43877296 and 2 more

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/7/11/568" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/7/11/568</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7110568" target="_blank" >10.3390/microorganisms7110568</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Multiple Lineages of Usutu Virus (Flaviviridae, Flavivirus) in Blackbirds (Turdus merula) and Mosquitoes (Culex pipiens, Cx. modestus) in the Czech Republic (2016-2019)

Original language description

Usutu virus (USUV) is a flavivirus (Flaviviridae: Flavivirus) of an African origin transmitted among its natural hosts (diverse species of birds) by mosquitoes. The virus was introduced multiple times to Europe where it caused mortality of blackbirds (Turdus merula) and certain other susceptible species of birds. In this study, we report detection of USUV RNA in blackbirds, Culex pipiens and Cx. modestus mosquitoes in the Czech Republic, and isolation of 10 new Czech USUV strains from carcasses of blackbirds in cell culture. Multiple lineages (Europe 1, 2 and Africa 3) of USUV were found in blackbirds and mosquitoes in the southeastern part of the country. A single USUV lineage (Europe 3) was found in Prague and was likely associated with increased mortalities in the local blackbird population seen in this area in 2018. USUV genomic RNA (lineage Europe 2) was detected in a pool of Cx. pipiens mosquitoes from South Bohemia (southern part of the country), where no major mortality of birds has been reported so far, and no flavivirus RNA has been found in randomly sampled cadavers of blackbirds. The obtained data contributes to our knowledge about USUV genetic variability, distribution and spread in Central Europe.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10618 - Ecology

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

MICROORGANISMS

ISSN

2076-2607

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

7

Issue of the periodical within the volume

11

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

568

UT code for WoS article

000502273600091

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85075141641