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First report of Usutu virus fatal infections in Chilean tinamous (Nothoprocta perdicaria), brahminy starlings (Sturnia pagodarum), and multiple other bird species in zoological gardens and wildlife in the Czech Republic

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-025-00191-3

Published Online: 2026-01-02

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Authors

Kamiš, Jan

Grymová, Veronika

Suvorov, Petr

Tardy, Luc

Vrána, Petr

Kirner, Jan

Peková, Soňa

Piaček, Vladimír

Škorič, Miša

Pokorný, Jan

Rudenko, Natalie

Palus, Martin

Hönig, Václav
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy, Czechia (LX22NPO5103)

Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy (LX22NPO5103)

Akademie Věd České Republiky, Czechia (Strategy AV21-Virology and Antiviral Therapy)

European Health and Digital Executive Agency (CP-g-22-04.01)
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Article History

Received: 6 October 2025

Accepted: 23 December 2025

First Online: 2 January 2026

Declarations

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: Not applicable. All the animal samples were archived remnants of samples that were taken for diagnostic or other veterinary purposes, in accordance with zoo and general animal ethics regulations.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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