Gaibani Paolo, Rossini Giada
Operative Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Operative Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Microbes Infect. 2017 Jul-Aug;19(7-8):382-387. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2017.05.003. Epub 2017 Jun 8.
Usutu virus (USUV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that emerged in Africa in the middle of the 16th century and currently widely circulates in several European countries. Herein, we summarize current knowledge about USUV from ecology, epidemiology, phylogeny to clinical manifestations and diagnosis and discuss the role as human pathogen.
乌苏图病毒(USUV)是一种由蚊子传播的黄病毒,于16世纪中叶在非洲出现,目前在几个欧洲国家广泛传播。在此,我们总结了关于乌苏图病毒从生态学、流行病学、系统发育到临床表现和诊断的现有知识,并讨论了其作为人类病原体的作用。