Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First Evidence of Fatal Usutu Virus Natural Infections in an, the Common Scoter ().
- Journal:
- Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- Benzarti, Emna et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Animal Pathology
Abstract
While fatal infections caused by the Usutu virus appeared to concern only passerines (especially the blackbird) and Strigiformes (especially the great gray owl), we report herein that the virus also naturally causes a fatal disease in an anseriforme species, the common scoter ().
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