Bagaza Virus in Wild Birds, Portugal, 2021
João Queirós, Sílvia C. Barros, Alberto Sánchez‐Cano, Ana Margarida Henriques, Teresa Fagulha, Fábio A. Abade dos Santos, Margarida Duarte, Catarina Gonçalves, David Gonçalves, Marisa Rodrigues, Teresa Cardona Cabrera, Isabel G. Fernández de Mera, Christian Gortázar, Úrsula Höfle, Paulo C. Alves
Abstract
Bagaza virus emerged in Spain in 2010 and was not reported in other countries in Europe until 2021, when the virus was detected by molecular methods in a corn bunting and several red-legged partridges in Portugal. Sequencing revealed high similarity between the 2021 strains from Portugal and the 2010 strains from Spain.
Topics & Concepts
VirologyVirusBiologyBuntingZoologyVeterinary medicineGeographyEcologyMedicineViral Infections and VectorsMosquito-borne diseases and controlVirology and Viral Diseases