Mosquito surveillance of West Nile and Usutu viruses in four territorial units of Slovakia and description of a confirmed autochthonous human case of West Nile fever, 2018 to 2019

ConclusionThe entomological survey results and case report increase current understanding of the WNV and USUV situation in Slovakia. They underline the importance of vector surveillance to assess public health risks posed by these viruses.PMID:33988125 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.19.2000063

Source: Euro Surveill - May 14, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Vikt ória Čabanová Elena Tich á Richard Stewart Bradbury Dana Zubrikov á Daniela Valentov á Gabriela Chovancov á Ľubomíra Grešáková Bronislava V íchová Silvie Šikutová Tom áš Csank Zuzana Hurn íková Martina Miterp áková Ivo Rudolf Source Type: research