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Usutu virus avian and human infection after more than 25 years of circulation

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  1. Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, 06126, Perugia, Italy

    Giuseppe Giglia & Maria Teresa Mandara

  2. Division of Pathology, Department of Biomedical Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Agliani Gianfilippo, Erwin de Bruin, Andrea Gröne & Judith M. A. van den Brand

  3. Dutch Wildlife Health Centre, Utrecht University, 3584 CL, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Andrea Gröne & Judith M. A. van den Brand

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Giglia, G., Gianfilippo, A., Mandara, M.T. et al. Usutu virus avian and human infection after more than 25 years of circulation. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 43, 805–807 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-024-04778-y

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