Lijec̆nic̆ki vjesnik.
Publisher:
Zbor Lijecnika Hrvatske
Frequency: Monthly
Country: Croatia
Language: hrv
Author(s):
Drus̆tvo zdravnikov na Kranjskem., Sbor liec̆nika kraljevina Hrvatske i Slavonije., Slovensko zdravniško društvo., Zbor liječnika Hrvatske., Zbor liječnika Hrvatske, Slavonije i Međumurja
Start Year:1877 -
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 0024-3477 (Print) 1849-2177 (Electronic) 0024-3477 (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 0074253 |
| (OCoLC): | 01778878 |
| (DNLM): | L09120000(s) |
| Coden: | LIVJA5 |
| Classification: | W1 LI511K |
[Usutu virus: a novel flavivirus in Croatia]. Usutu virus (USUV) belongs to the family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus, Japanese encephalitis serocomplex. The virus was discovered in 1959 in South Africa and has emerged since 1996 causing epizootics with high avian mortality in Europe. The importance of USUV in humans is not fully understood. However, several human clinical cases of USUV infection described so far indicate the role of this virus as an antropozoonotic agent. In Croatia, serologic evidence of USUV was first documented in 2011 in two horses from Zagreb and Sisak-Moslavina County. In 2012, USUV neutralizing antibodies were fou...