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Widespread Usutu virus outbreak in birds in the Netherlands, 2016
- JM Rijks1,2 , ML Kik1,2,3 , R Slaterus4 , RPB Foppen4,5 , A Stroo6 , J IJzer1,3 , J Stahl4 , A Gröne1,3 , MGP Koopmans7 , HP van der Jeugd8 , CBEM Reusken7
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsAffiliations: 1 Dutch Wildlife Health Centre (DWHC), Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands 2 These authors contributed equally to the work 3 Veterinary Pathology Diagnostic Centre (VPDC), Division of Pathology, Department of Pathobiology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands 4 Sovon, Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 5 Department of Animal Ecology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands 6 Centre for Monitoring of Vectors (CMV), National Reference Centre (NRC), Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA), Ministry of Economic Affairs, Wageningen, The Netherlands 7 ErasmusMC, Department of Viroscience, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 8 Vogeltrekstation – Dutch Centre for Avian Migration and Demography (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The NetherlandsCorrespondence:Jolianne M. Rijksj.m.rijks uu.nl
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Citation style for this article: Rijks JM, Kik ML, Slaterus R, Foppen RPB, Stroo A, IJzer J, Stahl J, Gröne A, Koopmans MGP, van der Jeugd HP, Reusken CBEM. Widespread Usutu virus outbreak in birds in the Netherlands, 2016. Euro Surveill. 2016;21(45):pii=30391. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.45.30391 Received: 18 Oct 2016; Accepted: 09 Nov 2016
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We report a widespread Usutu virus outbreak in birds in the Netherlands. Viral presence had been detected through targeted surveillance as early as April 2016 and increased mortality in common blackbirds and captive great grey owls was noticed from August 2016 onwards. Usutu virus infection was confirmed by post-mortem examination and RT-PCR. Extensive Usutu virus activity in the Netherlands in 2016 underlines the need to monitor mosquito activity and mosquito-borne infections in 2017 and beyond.
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Widespread Usutu virus outbreak in birds in the Netherlands, 2016
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Widespread Usutu virus outbreak in birds in the Netherlands, 2016.
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