Epizootic Emergence of Usutu Virus in Wild and Captive Birds in Germany

This study aimed to identify the causative agent of mass mortality in wild and captive birds in southwest Germany and to gather insights into the phylogenetic relationship and spatial distribution of the pathogen. Since June 2011, 223 dead birds were collected and tested for the presence of viral pa...

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Main Authors: Becker, Norbert, Jöst, Hanna, Ziegler, Ute, Eiden, Martin, Höper, Dirk, Emmerich, Petra, Fichet-Calvet, Elisabeth, Ehichioya, Deborah U., Czajka, Christina, Gabriel, Martin, Hoffmann, Bernd, Beer, Martin, Tenner-Racz, Klara, Racz, Paul, Günther, Stephan, Wink, Michael, Bosch, Stefan, Konrad, Armin, Pfeffer, Martin, Groschup, Martin H., Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3289667/