Bird-biting mosquitoes on farms in southern England

Brugman, Victor Albert; Medlock, Jolyon M; Logan, James G; Wilson, Anthony J; Lindsay, Steve W; Fooks, Anthony R; Mertens, Peter PC; Johnson, Nicholas; Carpenter, Simon T

Abstract

Mosquitoes that blood-feed on avian hosts are important vectors of many arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses). In Europe, these include West Nile virus (WNV), Usutu virus (USUTV) and Sindbis virus. These are all maintained in enzootic bird-mosquito-bird cycles and are important veterinary and medical threats to the UK. Principally, veterinary concerns lie with the risks to domestic animals, such as the incidental spillover infection of horses with WNV which may lead to serious neurological sequelae. Wildlife may also be affected, with certain wild birds being highly susceptible to infection and death with USUTV, although poultry are less susceptible. To date, UK surveillance for these viruses has not yielded evidence of active virus transmission although serological evidence has been reported.

Citation

Brugman, V. A., Medlock, J. M., Logan, J. G., Wilson, A. J., Lindsay, S. W., Fooks, A. R., Mertens, P. P., Johnson, N., & Carpenter, S. T. (2018). Bird-biting mosquitoes on farms in southern England. Veterinary Record, 183, Article 474. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104830

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 6, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Aug 11, 2018
• Publication Date: Aug 11, 2018
• Deposit Date: Aug 29, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 8, 2018
• Journal: Veterinary Record
• Print ISSN: 0042-4900
• Electronic ISSN: 2042-7670
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 183
• Article Number: 474
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104830
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1321239