Circulation of zoonotic flaviviruses in wild passerine birds in Western Spain
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Elsevier
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Avian reservoir hosts Arboviruses Public health Usutu virus West Nile Virus
Date
2022-03-22Referencia bibliográfica
A. Marzal... [et al.]. Circulation of zoonotic flaviviruses in wild passerine birds in Western Spain, Veterinary Microbiology, Volume 268, 2022, 109399, ISSN 0378-1135, [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2022.109399]
Sponsorship
Consejería de Economía e Infraestructura of the Junta de Extremadura and the European Regional Development Fund IB20089 IB16135 PR (19_ECO_0070); INIA projects number ERTA2015– 00002-CO2–01 AEI PID2020–116768RR-C21; Juan de la Cierva 2017 Formaci´on contract (FJCI- 2017–34394); European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie (grant agreement No 844285, ‘EpiEcoMod’); Juan de la Cierva Subprogram (FJCI- 2017–34109); Ayudas a la Formaci´on Investigador Predoctoral 2018 (PD18056); FPI-SGIT predoctoral contract from INIA/CISAAbstract
We explore the presence of zoonotic flaviviruses (West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV)) neutralizing
antibodies in rarely studied passerine bird species. We report, for the first time in Europe, WNV-specific antibodies
in red avadavat and cetti’s warbler, and USUV in yellow-crowned bishop. The evidence of WNV and USUV
circulating in resident and migratory species has implications for both animal and public health. Future outbreaks
in avian reservoir hosts may occur and passerines should be considered as priority target species in flavivirus
surveillance programmes.