Communications Biology (Jan 2022)

West Nile virus transmission potential in Portugal

  • José Lourenço,
  • Sílvia C. Barros,
  • Líbia Zé-Zé,
  • Daniel S. C. Damineli,
  • Marta Giovanetti,
  • Hugo C. Osório,
  • Fátima Amaro,
  • Ana M. Henriques,
  • Fernanda Ramos,
  • Tiago Luís,
  • Margarida D. Duarte,
  • Teresa Fagulha,
  • Maria J. Alves,
  • Uri Obolski

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02969-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Lourenço et al. review historical data and quantify the transmission potential of West Nile virus in Portugal. They report a North-South divide in infection patterns, a higher ecological capacity in the south, and an increasing positive effect of climate change over the last 40 years.