Bagaza virus is pathogenic and transmitted by direct contact in experimentally infected partridges, but is not infectious in house sparrows and adult mice

Abstract

The incidence and geographical distribution of mosquito-borne epornitic flaviviruses have increased in the last decade in different parts of the world [1]. Europe and the Mediterranean Basin constitute good examples of the recent introduction and geographical spread of these types of flaviviruses, which are of concern for both animal and human health, e.g. West Nile and Usutu viruses [1-4]. Likewise, other flaviviruses have also appeared recently beyond their known geographic ranges.