Differential neurovirulence of Usutu virus lineages in mice and neuronal cells.
Marion CléOrianne ConstantJonathan BarthelemyCaroline DesmetzMarie France MartinLina LapeyreDaniel CadarGiovanni SaviniLiana TeodoriFederica MonacoJonas Schmidt-ChanasitJuan-Carlos SaizGaëlle GonzalesSylvie LecollinetCécile BeckFabien GosseletPhilippe Van de PerreVincent FoulongneSara SalinasYannick SimoninPublished in: Journal of neuroinflammation (2021)
Altogether, these data show a broad neurotropism for USUV in the central nervous system with lineage-dependent virulence. Our results will help to better understand the biological and epidemiological diversity of USUV infection.