Marzal A, Ferraguti M, Muriel J, Magallanes S, Ortiz J A, García-Longoria L, Bravo-Barriga D, Guerrero-Carvajal F, Aguilera-Sepúlveda P, Llorente F, de Lope F, Jiménez-Clavero M Á, Frontera E
Universidad de Extremadura, Facultad de Biología, Departamento de Anatomía, Biología celular y Zoología, Avenida de Elvas s/n, 06006 Badajoz, España.
Department of Theoretical and Computational Ecology (TCE), Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED), University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Vet Microbiol. 2022 May;268:109399. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2022.109399. Epub 2022 Mar 22.
We explore the presence of zoonotic flaviviruses (West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV)) neutralizing antibodies in rarely studied passerine bird species. We report, for the first time in Europe, WNV-specific antibodies in red avadavat and cetti's warbler, and USUV in yellow-crowned bishop. The evidence of WNV and USUV circulating in resident and migratory species has implications for both animal and public health. Future outbreaks in avian reservoir hosts may occur and passerines should be considered as priority target species in flavivirus surveillance programmes.
我们探究了在鲜少被研究的雀形目鸟类中是否存在人畜共患黄病毒（西尼罗河病毒（WNV）和乌苏图病毒（USUV））中和抗体。我们首次在欧洲报告了红梅花雀和塞氏莺体内存在WNV特异性抗体，以及黄顶主教鸟体内存在USUV。WNV和USUV在留鸟和候鸟中传播的证据对动物和公共卫生均有影响。未来鸟类宿主中可能会爆发疫情，在黄病毒监测计划中，应将雀形目鸟类视为优先目标物种。
