Post-outbreak surveillance reveals contrasting circulation dynamics of West Nile, Usutu and Bagaza viruses in southern Portugal, 2021 - 2023
Catarina Gonçalves, David Gonçalves, Luís Henrique Mendes da Silva, Francisco Rubio Llorente, Alberto Moraga‐Fernández, Marinela Contreras, Tatiana Silva, Tereza Almeida, Catarina Pinho, Sara Minayo-Martín, Víctor Manuel Rodríguez-Valencia, Manuella Fasanelo, Ana M. Lopes, Joana Abrantes, Gonçalo de Mello, , João Queirós
The paper investigates the circulation dynamics and genomic diversity of West Nile, Usutu, and Bagaza viruses in southern Portugal from 2021 to 2023, revealing contrasting patterns of viral presence and seroprevalence.
bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2026 · PreprintGenetics