Volume 28, Number 5—May 2022
Research Letter
Usutu Virus Africa 3 Lineage, Luxembourg, 2020
Chantal J. Snoeck
, Aurélie Sausy, Serge Losch, Félix Wildschutz, Manon Bourg, and Judith M. Hübschen
, Aurélie Sausy, Serge Losch, Félix Wildschutz, Manon Bourg, and Judith M. Hübschen
Table
Samples collected in the framework of WNV and USUV passive surveillance, Luxembourg, 2018–2020*
| Year | Bird species | Location | No. samples tested | Sample types | No. birds positive/no. total |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WNV | USUV | |||||
| 2018 | Turdus merula | Rehabilitation center | 4 | Liver, brain, kidney, heart | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| Tyto alba | Rehabilitation center | 6 | Liver, brain, kidney, heart, tracheal swab, cloacal swab | 0/1 | 0/1 | |
| Pica pica |
Esch-sur-Alzette |
4 |
Liver, brain, kidney, heart |
0/1 |
0/1 |
|
| 2019 | T. merula | Rehabilitation center | 10 | Brain | 0/10 | 0/10 |
| Corvus corone | Rehabilitation center | 2 | Brain | 0/2 | 0/2 | |
| Corvus frugilegus | Rehabilitation center | 3 | Brain | 0/3 | 0/3 | |
| Corvus sp. |
Rehabilitation center |
1 |
Brain |
0/1 |
0/1 |
|
| 2020 | Sturnus vulgaris | Lamadelaine, Pétange | 20 | Brain, tracheal swab, cloacal swab | 0/9 | 0/9 |
| Corvus sp. | Pétange | 10 | Brain, tracheal swab, cloacal swab | 0/4 | 0/4 | |
| T. merula |
Strassen |
1 |
Brain |
0/1 |
1/1 |
|
| Total | 61 | 0/33 | 1/33 | |||
*USUV, Usutu virus; WNV, West Nile virus.
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