First Usutu virus detections in wild birds in Scotland, 2025
Andra‐Maria Ionescu, Ben P. Jones, Robert C. Bruce, Fiona Mccraken, Nicholas Johnson, Charlotte Clough, Caroline Robinson, Heather Stevenson, Fiona Howie, G. W. Kirby, Meshach Lee, Kieran Killen, Davide M. Dominoni, Paul Baker, Emma L. Davies, , Arran J. Folly
The paper reports the first detection of Usutu virus in wild birds in Scotland, identifying it as part of an expanding geographic spread rather than a new introduction.
bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology