Detection of West Nile virus in a common whitethroat (Curruca communis) and Culex mosquitoes in the Netherlands, 2020
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2020-10-08
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Sikkema, Reina S
Schrama, Maarten
van den Berg, Tijs
Morren, Jolien
Munger, Emmanuelle
Krol, Louie
van der Beek, Jordy G
Blom, Rody
Chestakova, Irina
van der Linden, Anne
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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.
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Sikkema, R S, Schrama, M, van den Berg, T, Morren, J, Munger, E, Krol, L, van der Beek, J G, Blom, R, Chestakova, I, van der Linden, A, Boter, M, van Mastrigt, T, Molenkamp, R, Koenraadt, C J, van den Brand, J M, Oude Munnink, B B, Koopmans, M P & van der Jeugd, H 2020, 'Detection of West Nile virus in a common whitethroat (Curruca communis) and Culex mosquitoes in the Netherlands, 2020', Eurosurveillance, vol. 25, no. 40. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.40.2001704