Title |
Low Usutu virusseroprevalence in four zoological gardens in central Europe
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Published in |
BMC Veterinary Research, August 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1746-6148-9-153 |
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Authors |
Nicola Buchebner, Wolfgang Zenker, Christian Wenker, Hanspeter W Steinmetz, Endre Sós, Helga Lussy, Norbert Nowotny |
Abstract |
Usutu virus (USUV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus of the Japanese encephalitis virus antigenic group, caused bird die-offs in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland between 2001 and 2009. While the zoological gardens of Vienna and Zurich recorded USUV-associated mortality in different species of birds during this period, incidences in Budapest were limited to areas outside the zoo, and in the greater Basel area avian mortality due to USUV infection was not observed at all. The objectives of this investigation were to gain insight into USUV infection dynamics in captive birds in zoos with varying degrees of virus exposure and to study differences in susceptibility to USUV of different species of birds. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 45 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Researcher | 7 | 15% |
Student > Master | 6 | 13% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 4 | 9% |
Professor | 3 | 7% |
Other | 7 | 15% |
Unknown | 13 | 28% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 11 | 24% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 13% |
Environmental Science | 2 | 4% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 4% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 2% |
Other | 7 | 15% |
Unknown | 17 | 37% |