Detection of West Nile virus in a common whitethroat (Curruca communis) and Culex mosquitoes in the Netherlands, 2020
- Sikkema, Reina
- Schrama, M
- van den Berg, Tijs
- Morren, J
- Munger, E
- Krol, L
- van der Beek, J
- Chestakova, Irina
- van der Linden, Anne
- Boter, M
- Mastrigt, T
- Molenkamp, Richard
- Koenraadt, CJM
- Brand, JMA
- Oude Munnink, Bas
- Koopmans, Marion
- van der Jeugd, H
Publication date
January 2020
DOI Publisher
European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)Abstract
On 22 August, a common whitethroat in the Netherlands tested positive for West Nile virus lineage 2. The same bird had tested negative in spring. Subsequent testing of Culex mosquitoes collected in August and early September in the same location generated two of 44 positive mosquito pools, providing first evidence for enzootic transmission in the Netherlands. Sequences generated from the positive mosquito pools clustered with sequences that originate from Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic. © 2020 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). All rights reserved
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