UK mosquitoes are competent to transmit Usutu virus at native temperatures
J. D. Pilgrim, S. Metelmann, E. Widlake, N. Seechurn, A. Vaux, K. L. Mansfield, J. Tanianis-Hughes, K. Sherlock, N. Johnson, J. Medlock, M. Baylis, M. S. Blagrove
This study assesses the vector competence of UK mosquitoes for the local Usutu virus strain at regional temperatures, finding several species capable of transmitting the virus.
bioRxiv · Jul 19, 2024Ecology