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Abstract：
Usutu virus (USUV) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) of the flaviviridae family (genus Flavivirus) which belong to the Japanese encephalitis virus complex. Culex mosquitoes have been implicated in the transmission of this pathogen. The major susceptible hosts of USUV are migratory birds, thereby potentiating its ability to spread from one region to another globally. Nigeria has the largest economy in Africa with a significant percentage of the gross domestic product relying on the agricultural and animal production industry. This review explores the zoonotic potentials of the virus in Africa, especially Nigeria, with special focus on the devastating sequelae this might lead to in the future if necessary precautionary policies are not enacted and adopted to bolster the surveillance system for mosquito-borne viruses.
摘要：
Usutu病毒（USUV）是黄病毒科（黄病毒属）的节肢动物传播的病毒（虫媒病毒），属于日本脑炎病毒复合体。库蚊与这种病原体的传播有关。USUV的主要易感宿主是候鸟，从而增强其从一个地区传播到另一个全球的能力。尼日利亚是非洲最大的经济体，其国内生产总值的很大一部分依赖农业和畜牧业。这篇综述探讨了该病毒在非洲的人畜共患潜力，尤其是尼日利亚,特别关注毁灭性的后遗症，如果不制定和采用必要的预防政策来加强蚊媒病毒的监测系统，这可能会导致未来的毁灭性后遗症。
