Publications by authors named "Melanie Jeanneau"
Usutu virus (USUV) is a zoonotic arbovirus infecting mainly wild birds. It is transmitted by ornithophilic mosquitoes, mainly of the genus Culex from birds to birds and to several vertebrate dead-end hosts. Several USUV lineages, differing in their virulence have emerged in the last decades and now co-circulate in Europe, impacting human populations.
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- Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a serious viral disease transmitted from animals to humans, characterized by fever and bleeding symptoms.
- The virus has been found in ticks in Spain and antibodies in livestock in Corsica, raising concerns about its presence in France.
- During 2022-2023, 155 ticks carrying the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) were identified in southern France from horses and cattle.