Evidence for West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus Infections in Wild and Resident Birds in Germany, 2017 and 2018.
Animals
Animals, Wild
Antibodies, Neutralizing
/ blood
Antibodies, Viral
/ blood
Bird Diseases
/ epidemiology
Flavivirus
/ classification
Flavivirus Infections
/ veterinary
Geography, Medical
Germany
/ epidemiology
History, 21st Century
Neutralization Tests
Phylogeny
Seroepidemiologic Studies
West Nile virus
/ classification
Germany
Usutu virus
West Nile virus
monitoring
wild bird
Journal
Viruses
ISSN: 1999-4915
Titre abrégé: Viruses
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101509722
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
23 07 2019
23 07 2019
Historique:
received:
27
06
2019
revised:
18
07
2019
accepted:
18
07
2019
entrez:
26
7
2019
pubmed:
26
7
2019
medline:
18
8
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Wild birds play an important role as reservoir hosts and vectors for zoonotic arboviruses and foster their spread. Usutu virus (USUV) has been circulating endemically in Germany since 2011, while West Nile virus (WNV) was first diagnosed in several bird species and horses in 2018. In 2017 and 2018, we screened 1709 live wild and zoo birds with real-time polymerase chain reaction and serological assays. Moreover, organ samples from bird carcasses submitted in 2017 were investigated. Overall, 57 blood samples of the live birds (2017 and 2018), and 100 organ samples of dead birds (2017) were positive for USUV-RNA, while no WNV-RNA-positive sample was found. Phylogenetic analysis revealed the first detection of USUV lineage Europe 2 in Germany and the spread of USUV lineages Europe 3 and Africa 3 towards Northern Germany. USUV antibody prevalence rates were high in Eastern Germany in both years. On the contrary, in Northern Germany, high seroprevalence rates were first detected in 2018, with the first emergence of USUV in this region. Interestingly, high WNV-specific neutralizing antibody titers were observed in resident and short-distance migratory birds in Eastern Germany in 2018, indicating the first signs of a local WNV circulation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31340516
pii: v11070674
doi: 10.3390/v11070674
pmc: PMC6669720
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antibodies, Neutralizing
0
Antibodies, Viral
0
Types de publication
Historical Article
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
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