Virology Department, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Surrey, United Kingdom.
Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, United Kingdom.
Euro Surveill. 2020 Oct;25(41). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.41.2001732.
In August 2020, as part of a long-term disease surveillance programme, Usutu virus was detected in five Eurasian blackbirds () and one house sparrow () from Greater London, England. This was initially detected by reverse transcription-PCR and was confirmed by virus isolation and by immunohistochemical detection of flavivirus in tissues. Phylogenetic analysis identified Usutu virus African 3.2 lineage, which is prevalent in the Netherlands and Belgium, suggesting a potential incursion from mainland Europe.
2020 年 8 月，作为长期疾病监测计划的一部分，在英格兰大伦敦地区的 5 只欧椋鸟（）和 1 只家麻雀（）中检测到了乙型脑炎病毒。这最初是通过逆转录-PCR 检测到的，并通过病毒分离和组织中黄病毒的免疫组织化学检测得到了确认。系统进化分析确定乙型脑炎病毒为非洲 3.2 谱系，该谱系在荷兰和比利时流行，表明可能从欧洲大陆传入。
