Bruce, Robert C;
Abbott, Anthony J;
Jones, Ben P;
Gardner, Bathsheba L;
Gonzalez, Estela;
Ionescu, Andra-Maria;
Jagdev, Madhujot;
... Folly, Arran J; + view all
(2025)
Detection of West Nile virus via retrospective mosquito arbovirus surveillance, United Kingdom, 2025.
Eurosurveillance
, 30
(28)
, Article pii=2500401. 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.28.2500401.
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Abstract
In March 2025, as part of ongoing enhanced surveillance for mosquito-borne Orthoflaviviruses, West Nile virus (WNV) RNA was detected in two pools of female Aedes vexans collected in July 2023 in Nottinghamshire, England. Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of a 402 bp fragment indicate clustering with WNV lineage 1a. The exact origin of this virus remains unclear, but this finding indicates a historic WNV presence in the United Kingdom. Surveillance has not provided evidence of further WNV transmission to date.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Detection of West Nile virus via retrospective mosquito arbovirus surveillance, United Kingdom, 2025 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.28.2500401 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.28.25... |
| Language: | English |
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| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Genetics, Evolution and Environment |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10211626 |
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