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Experimental Usutu virus infection in Eurasian blackbirds (Turdus merula).
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- A versatile fluorescent reporter for Usutu virus drug screening and infection tracking.PNAS nexus · 2026Article
- Circulation and overwintering of Usutu virus lineages in north-eastern Spain: A one health perspective (2021-2025).One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Silent reservoir species are shaping the emergence of Usutu virus.Nature ecology & evolution · 2026Article
- Susceptibility of wild and domestic songbirds to Usutu virus.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- First Detection of Usutu Virus in Harbor Seals (Viruses · 2026Article
- North American Culex pipiens mosquitoes are competent for Usutu virus transmission.Npj viruses · 2026Article
- Neuropathogenesis of Usutu virus-associated disease in Eurasian blackbirds (Turdus merula) involves apoptosis through the extrinsic pathway.Journal of neurovirology · 2026Article
- First detection of Usutu virus in wild birds in Denmark, 2024.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- First report of Usutu virus fatal infections in Chilean tinamous (Nothoprocta perdicaria), brahminy starlings (Sturnia pagodarum), and multiple other bird species in zoological gardens and wildlife in the Czech Republic.One health outlook · 2026Article
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- Ecological drivers of arboviral disease risk: Vector-host interfaces in a Mediterranean wetland of Northeastern Spain.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
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Abstract
Usutu virus (USUV) is a zoonotic arbovirus causing disease in wild birds and humans. Eurasian blackbirds (Turdus merula) are highly susceptible to infection, developing severe lesions with high mortality rates during outbreaks. The pathogenesis and clinical course of the acute disease in birds are not known. Therefore, six blackbirds were infected with two USUV lineages (Africa 3 and Europe 3). The blackbirds were monitored for clinical signs of disease and activity levels and were sampled for virus detection. All infected blackbirds showed severe disease after 4 to 7 days, with no significant differences between the lineages. Reaching a humane endpoint, the blackbirds were euthanized, and tissue samples were collected for histopathology and virology. At histopathology, lesions were seen in the main target organs with the associated presence of infectious virus and viral antigen. In conclusion, blackbirds can be infected experimentally with USUV and show similar disease as seen in natural infection.
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