West Nile and Usutu circulation in wild birds from North-West Italy 2015-2018

Purpose: Wild birds represent the natural hosts and carriers of diverse zoonotic diseases, e.g. Avian FLU, zoonotic flavivirus encephalitis, chlamydiosis, deserving specific monitoring efforts from Public Health Institutions. Surveillance plans on wild animals are in place to early detect the occurrence of pathogens in the north western Italian region of Piemonte, including West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) findings.
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: 21.164 Source Type: research