Detection of west nile virus in a common whitethroat (curruca communis) and culex mosquitoes in the Netherlands, 2020

On 22 August, a common whitethroat in the Netherlands tested positive for West Nile virus lineage 2. The same bird had tested negative in spring. Subsequent testing of Culex mosquitoes collected in August and early September in the same location generated two of 44 positive mosquito pools, providing first evidence for enzootic transmission in the Netherlands. Sequences generated from the positive mosquito pools clustered with sequences that originate from Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic.

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Main Authors:	Sikkema, Reina S., Schrama, Maarten, Van Den Berg, Tijs, Morren, Jolien, Munger, Emmanuelle, Krol, Louie, Van DerBeek, Jordy G., Blom, Rody, Chestakova, Irina, Van Der Linden, Anne, Boter, Marjan, Van Mastrigt, Tjomme, Molenkamp, Richard, Koenraadt, Constantianus J.M., Van Den Brand, Judith M.A., Oude Munnink, Bas B., Koopmans, Marion P.G., van der Jeugd, Henk
Format:	Article/Letter to editor biblioteca
Language:	English
Subjects:	Life Science,
Online Access:	https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/detection-of-west-nile-virus-in-a-common-whitethroat-curruca-comm
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