Epidemiology, surveillance and diagnosis of Usutu virus infection in the EU/EEA, 2012 to 2021

ConclusionHuman USUV infections, mainly asymptomatic and, less frequently, with a febrile illness or a neuroinvasive disease, have been reported in several EU/EEA countries, where the virus is endemic. Climate and environmental changes are expected to affect the epidemiology of USUV. A One Health approach could improve the monitoring of its evolution in Europe.PMID:37589592 | PMC:PMC10436690 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.33.2200929

Source: Euro Surveill - August 17, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Giorgia Angeloni Michela Bertola Elena Lazzaro Matteo Morini Giulia Masi Alessandro Sinigaglia Marta Trevisan C éline M Gossner Joana M Haussig Tamas Bakonyi Gioia Capelli Luisa Barzon Source Type: research