Tracking WNV transmission with a combined dog and wild boar surveillance system.

ABSTRACT: West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus mainly circulating in eastern Germany, causing annually reoccurring epizootics in the avifauna as well as sporadic infections in humans and horses. WNV is closely-related to Usutu virus (USUV) and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) and co-infections thereof are becoming more frequent. To not solely be dependent on the monitoring of wild birds and horses the availability of alternative sentinel species is advantageous. The study examined the seroprevalence of WNV antibodies (Abs) in eastern Germany in readily available species: dogs, wild boars, sheep, and goats. An NS1-ELISA was implemented to ease future differentiation of cross-reacting flavivirus Abs with a sensitivity of 92.3 and 90.9% for dog and wild boar sera, respectively. Flav

SUBMITTER: Holicki CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11962116 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature