Usutu Virus, Italy, 1996
Herbert Weißenböck(University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna), Tamás Bakonyi(Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem), Giacomo Rossi(Università di Camerino), Paolo Mani(University of Pisa), Norbert Nowotny(Sultan Qaboos University)
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Abstract
Retrospective analysis of archived tissue samples from bird deaths in the Tuscany region of Italy in 1996 identified Usutu virus. Partial sequencing confirmed identity with the 2001 Vienna strain and provided evidence for a much earlier introduction of this virus into Europe than previously assumed.
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