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SUBMITTER: Mancuso E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8880244 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mancuso Elisa E Cecere Jacopo Giuseppe JG Iapaolo Federica F Di Gennaro Annapia A Sacchi Massimo M Savini Giovanni G Spina Fernando F Monaco Federica F
Viruses 20220217 2
The actual contribution of migratory birds in spreading West Nile (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) across Europe and from Africa to old countries is still controversial. In this study, we reported the results of molecular and serological surveys on migrating birds sampled during peaks of spring and autumn migration at 11 Italian sites located along important flyways, from 2012 to 2014. A total of 1335 specimens made of individual or pooled sera, and organs from 275 dead birds were tested for WNV and ...[more]