Dynamics of Bagaza, West Nile, and Usutu Viruses in Red-Legged Partridges, Portugal, 2018–2022
Emerging Infectious Diseases·
- DOI
- 10.3201/eid3104.241293
- PMID
- 40133082
- PMCID
- PMC11950255
- OpenAlex
- W4408575016
- Study type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
The article is relevant to wildlife and orthoflavivirus surveillance in Portugal. It also points to red-legged partridges as a species of interest for monitoring virus circulation and maintenance.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
The article examines the circulation of Bagaza, West Nile, and Usutu viruses in red-legged partridges in Portugal over 2018-2022.
Study design
The abstract describes a long-term serologic surveillance study. The bibliographic metadata identifies it as a peer-reviewed journal article.
Population and setting
The setting is red-legged partridges in Portugal. The study period stated in the title is 2018-2022.
Main findings
The abstract reports Bagaza virus emergence in Portugal in 2021, linked with disease outbreaks in red-legged partridges. It also reports sporadic Usutu virus circulation and endemic West Nile virus circulation, and describes red-legged partridges as sentinels of orthoflaviviruses.
Public-health relevance
The article is relevant to wildlife and orthoflavivirus surveillance in Portugal. It also points to red-legged partridges as a species of interest for monitoring virus circulation and maintenance.
Important limitations
The summary is limited to the supplied single-article abstract and metadata, so it cannot support more detailed interpretation, effect size assessment, or appraisal of methods. The original paper would be needed for decision-grade review.
GIDS interpretation
This article is discoverable through disease, country, and surveillance classifiers, which places it in a relevant context for orthoflavivirus monitoring in birds. This summary does not treat it as evidence of a live surveillance signal.
Related GIDS surveillance
Literature context does not validate, explain, or change a surveillance signal. Exact and contextual relationships are shown separately.
Evidence relationships
This article has 8 auditable classifier relationships to diseases, places, topics, and study design.