Fontoura-Gonçalves Catarina, Llorente Francisco, Pérez-Ramírez Elisa, Jiménez-Clavero Miguel Ángel, Costa João Basso, de Mello Gonçalo, Gonçalves David, Alves Paulo Célio, Höfle Ursula, Queirós João
Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Apr;31(4):824-828. doi: 10.3201/eid3104.241293.
Long-term serologic surveillance of red-legged partridges suggests emergence of Bagaza virus in Portugal in 2021, associated with disease outbreaks in this species. Results also reveal sporadic circulation of Usutu virus and endemic circulation of West Nile virus, highlighting the role of red-legged partridges in the transmission and maintenance cycle and as sentinels of orthoflaviviruses.
对红腿鹧鸪的长期血清学监测表明,2021年葡萄牙出现了巴加扎病毒,这与该物种的疾病暴发有关。研究结果还揭示了乌苏图病毒的零星传播以及西尼罗河病毒的地方性传播,突出了红腿鹧鸪在正黄病毒传播和维持循环中的作用以及作为正黄病毒哨兵的作用。