Since its initial isolation in Uganda in 1937 through the present, West Nile virus (WNV) has
become an important cause of human and animal disease worldwide. WNV, an enveloped …

Usutu virus (USUV) is an emerging arbovirus isolated in 1959 (Usutu River, Swaziland).
Previously restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, the virus was introduced in Europe in 1996 …

In the last 30 years several cases of West Nile (WN) virus infection were reported in horses
and humans in Europe and in the Mediterranean Basin. Most of them were determined by …

Abiotic and biotic conditions are both important determinants of West Nile Fever (WNF)
epidemiology. Ambient temperature plays an important role in the growth rates of vector …

In Europe, many flaviviruses are endemic (West Nile, Usutu, tick-borne encephalitis viruses)
or occasionally imported (dengue, yellow fever viruses). Due to the temporal and …

West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) are important flaviviruses circulating in
Germany. While USUV was first reported more than 10 years ago, WNV has only reached …

Usutu virus (USUV) is an African mosquito-borne flavivirus belonging to the Japanese
encephalitis virus serocomplex. USUV is closely related to Murray Valley encephalitis virus …

An update on the mosquito-borne flavivirus species including certain subtypes, as listed in
the Eighth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, is given. Special …

Usutu virus (USUV) was discovered in South Africa in 1959. Since then, it has been reported
in several African countries including Senegal, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Uganda …

Usutu virus (USUV), one of the most neglected Old World encephalitic flaviviruses, causes
epizootics among wild and captive birds and sporadic infection in humans. The dynamics of …