ArticleViruses2021
A Sentinel Serological Study in Selected Zoo Animals to Assess Early Detection of West Nile and Usutu Virus Circulation in Slovenia.
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- Wild Mammals as Sentinels for West Nile Virus Circulation: Evidence from Serbia.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Serological differentiation of West Nile, Usutu, and tick-borne encephalitis virus antibodies in birds and horses using mutant E protein ELISAs.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Reconstructing the silent circulation of West Nile Virus in a Caribbean island during 15 years using sentinel serological data.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- West Nile Virus (WNV): One-Health and Eco-Health Global Risks.Veterinary sciences · 2025Review
- Seroprevalence study for selected zoonotic vector-borne pathogens in sheep from endemic areas of Croatia.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Herpesvirus and Subsequent Usutu Virus Infection in a Great Grey Owl (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Surveillance ofHeliyon · 2024Article
- Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Fauna of a Zoological Park in an Urban Setting: Analysis ofInsects · 2024Article
- Epidemiology, surveillance and diagnosis of Usutu virus infection in the EU/EEA, 2012 to 2021.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2023Review
- Longitudinal Study of the Occurrence of Usutu Virus and West Nile Virus Infections in Birds in a Zoological Garden in Northern Germany.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Monitoring infectious diseases is a crucial part of preventive veterinary medicine in zoological collections. This zoo environment contains a great variety of animal species that are in contact with wildlife species as a potential source of infectious diseases. Wild birds may be a source of West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu (USUV) virus, which are both emerging pathogens of rising concern. The aim of this study was to use zoo animals as sentinels for the early detection of WNV and USUV in Slovenia. In total, 501 sera from 261 animals of 84 animal species (including birds, rodents, lagomorphs, carnivores, ungulates, reptiles, equids, and primates) collected for 17 years (2002-2018) were tested for antibodies to WNV and USUV. Antibodies to WNV were detected by indirect immunofluorescence tests in 16 (6.1%) of 261 animals representing 10 species, which were sampled prior to the first active cases of WNV described in 2018 in Slovenia in humans, a horse, and a hooded crow (
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