dc.contributor.author
Michel, Friederike
dc.contributor.author
Fischer, Dominik
dc.contributor.author
Eiden, Martin
dc.contributor.author
Fast, Christine
dc.contributor.author
Reuschel, Maximilian
dc.contributor.author
Müller, Kerstin
dc.contributor.author
Rinder, Monika
dc.contributor.author
Urbaniak, Sylvia
dc.contributor.author
Brandes, Florian
dc.contributor.author
Schwehn, Rebekka
dc.contributor.author
Lühken, Renke
dc.contributor.author
Groschup, Martin H.
dc.contributor.author
Ziegler, Ute
dc.date.accessioned
2018-06-08T10:50:53Z
dc.date.available
2018-04-05T12:39:47.995Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/21196
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-24492
dc.description.abstract
By systematically setting up a unique nation-wide wild bird surveillance
network, we monitored migratory and resident birds for zoonotic arthropod-
borne virus infections, such as the flaviviruses West Nile virus (WNV) and
Usutu virus (USUV). More than 1900 wild bird blood samples, from 20 orders and
136 different bird species, were collected between 2014 and 2016. Samples were
investigated by WNV and USUV-specific real-time polymerase chain reactions as
well as by differentiating virus neutralization tests. Dead bird surveillance
data, obtained from organ investigations in 2016, were also included. WNV-
specific RNA was not detected, whereas four wild bird blood samples tested
positive for USUV-specific RNA. Additionally, 73 USUV-positive birds were
detected in the 2016 dead bird surveillance. WNV neutralizing antibodies were
predominantly found in long-distance, partial and short-distance migrants,
while USUV neutralizing antibodies were mainly detected in resident wild bird
species, preferentially with low seroprevalences. To date, WNV-specific RNA
has neither been detected in wild birds, nor in mosquitoes, thus, we conclude
that WNV is not yet present in Germany. Continued wild bird and mosquito
monitoring studies are essential to detect the incursion of zoonotic viruses
and to allow risk assessments for zoonotic pathogens.
en
dc.format.extent
16 Seiten
dc.rights.uri
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
West Nile virus
dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::630 Landwirtschaft::636 Viehwirtschaft
dc.subject.ddc
500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::590 Tiere (Zoologie)::598 Aves (Vögel)
dc.subject.ddc
500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie::571 Physiologie und verwandte Themen
dc.title
West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus Monitoring of Wild Birds in Germany
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 15 (2018), 1
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.3390/ijerph15010171
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
http://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010171
refubium.affiliation
Veterinärmedizin
de
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FUDOCS_document_000000029501
refubium.note.author
Der Artikel wurde in einer Open-Access-Zeitschrift publiziert.
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no
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FUDOCS_derivate_000000009599
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open access
dcterms.isPartOf.issn
1661-7827
dcterms.isPartOf.issn
1660-4601