Isolation of usutu virus in Germany.

Epizootic emergence of Usutu virus in wild and captive birds in Germany. PLoS One (2012) 1.55

Usutu virus, Italy, 1996. Emerg Infect Dis (2013) 1.31

European surveillance for West Nile virus in mosquito populations. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2013) 1.31

Molecular detection of Setaria tundra (Nematoda: Filarioidea) and an unidentified filarial species in mosquitoes in Germany. Parasit Vectors (2012) 1.23

Usutu virus: an emerging flavivirus in Europe. Viruses (2015) 1.06

Reconstruction of the Evolutionary History and Dispersal of Usutu Virus, a Neglected Emerging Arbovirus in Europe and Africa. MBio (2016) 0.94

Field evaluation of four widely used mosquito traps in Central Europe. Parasit Vectors (2014) 0.92

Diagnosis of west nile virus human infections: overview and proposal of diagnostic protocols considering the results of external quality assessment studies. Viruses (2013) 0.91

Usutu virus in bats, Germany, 2013. Emerg Infect Dis (2014) 0.89

Comparison of complete genome sequences of Usutu virus strains detected in Spain, Central Europe, and Africa. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2014) 0.86

Population structure and distribution patterns of the sibling mosquito species Culex pipiens and Culex torrentium (Diptera: Culicidae) reveal different evolutionary paths. PLoS One (2014) 0.84

Enhanced West Nile virus surveillance in the North Kent marshes, UK. Parasit Vectors (2015) 0.83

Early Evidence for Zika Virus Circulation among Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Emerg Infect Dis (2017) 0.82

Direct PCR of indigenous and invasive mosquito species: a time- and cost-effective technique of mosquito barcoding. Med Vet Entomol (2015) 0.81

West nile virus. Transfus Med Hemother (2013) 0.81

Hyperparasitism of mosquitoes by water mite larvae. Parasitol Res (2015) 0.80

Working with Zika and Usutu Viruses In Vitro. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2016) 0.79

Host-feeding patterns of mosquito species in Germany. Parasit Vectors (2016) 0.79

Putative Lineage of Novel African Usutu Virus, Central Europe. Emerg Infect Dis (2015) 0.79

Assessment of productivity of Culex spp. larvae (Diptera: Culicidae) in urban storm water catch basin system in Wrocław (SW Poland). Parasitol Res (2016) 0.77

Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of metropolitan Hamburg, Germany. Parasitol Res (2014) 0.76

How often do they meet? Genetic similarity between European populations of a potential disease vector Culex pipiens. Infect Ecol Epidemiol (2012) 0.76

Blood-feeding patterns of native mosquitoes and insights into their potential role as pathogen vectors in the Thames estuary region of the United Kingdom. Parasit Vectors (2017) 0.75

Usutu Virus RNA in Mosquitoes, Israel, 2014-2015. Emerg Infect Dis (2017) 0.75

Seroprevalence of Schmallenberg virus and other Simbu group viruses among the Lebanese sheep. Open Vet J (2017) 0.75

Bacterial diversity of cosmopolitan Culex pipiens and invasive Aedes japonicus from Germany. Parasitol Res (2017) 0.75

Emergence of Usutu virus, an African mosquito-borne flavivirus of the Japanese encephalitis virus group, central Europe. Emerg Infect Dis (2002) 2.88

Serological evidence of West Nile virus, Usutu virus and Sindbis virus infection of birds in the UK. J Gen Virol (2003) 2.17

First human case of Usutu virus neuroinvasive infection, Italy, August-September 2009. Euro Surveill (2009) 1.66

Emergence of Usutu virus in Hungary. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.58

Isolation and phylogenetic analysis of Sindbis viruses from mosquitoes in Germany. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.55

Monitoring of Usutu virus activity and spread by using dead bird surveillance in Austria, 2003-2005. Vet Microbiol (2007) 1.51

Usutu virus infection in a patient who underwent orthotropic liver transplantation, Italy, August-September 2009. Euro Surveill (2009) 1.48

Usutu virus sequences in Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae), Spain. Emerg Infect Dis (2008) 1.39

Evidence of simultaneous circulation of West Nile and Usutu viruses in mosquitoes sampled in Emilia-Romagna region (Italy) in 2009. PLoS One (2010) 1.37

Isolation and phylogenetic analysis of Batai virus, Germany. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2011) 1.24

Detection of seroconversion to West Nile virus, Usutu virus and Sindbis virus in UK sentinel chickens. Virol J (2006) 1.16

Serologic evidence of West Nile virus infections in wild birds captured in Germany. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2007) 1.12

Mitochondrial markers for molecular identification of Aedes mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) involved in transmission of arboviral disease in West Africa. J Med Entomol (2005) 1.12

Identification of a novel coronavirus in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome. N Engl J Med (2003) 27.97

Characterization of a novel coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome. Science (2003) 18.34

Emergence of Zaire Ebola virus disease in Guinea. N Engl J Med (2014) 16.45

Rapid detection and quantification of RNA of Ebola and Marburg viruses, Lassa virus, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, Rift Valley fever virus, dengue virus, and yellow fever virus by real-time reverse transcription-PCR. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 6.60

A case of severe Ebola virus infection complicated by gram-negative septicemia. N Engl J Med (2014) 4.57

Bats host major mammalian paramyxoviruses. Nat Commun (2012) 4.15

The practical importance of permanent and semipermanent habitats for controlling aquatic stages of Anopheles gambiae sensu lato mosquitoes: operational observations from a rural town in western Kenya. Trop Med Int Health (2004) 2.86

Functional analysis of hepatitis B virus reactivating in hepatitis B surface antigen-negative individuals. Hepatology (2005) 2.49

Borrelia burgdorferi NapA-driven Th17 cell inflammation in lyme arthritis. Arthritis Rheum (2008) 2.45

A Variegated Squirrel Bornavirus Associated with Fatal Human Encephalitis. N Engl J Med (2015) 2.34

Lambda interferon renders epithelial cells of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts resistant to viral infections. J Virol (2010) 2.28

Efficacy and efficiency of new Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis and Bacillus sphaericus formulations against Afrotropical anophelines in Western Kenya. Trop Med Int Health (2003) 2.16

RT-PCR assay for detection of Lassa virus and related Old World arenaviruses targeting the L gene. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2007) 2.10

Atypical BSE in Germany--proof of transmissibility and biochemical characterization. Vet Microbiol (2006) 2.10

Response to imported case of Marburg hemorrhagic fever, the Netherland. Emerg Infect Dis (2009) 2.07

Conversion of the BASE prion strain into the BSE strain: the origin of BSE? PLoS Pathog (2007) 1.97

Mastomys natalensis and Lassa fever, West Africa. Emerg Infect Dis (2006) 1.94

Chikungunya virus in North-Eastern Italy: a seroprevalence survey. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2010) 1.94

Imported Lassa fever in Germany: surveillance and management of contact persons. Clin Infect Dis (2003) 1.91

Molecular diagnostics of viral hemorrhagic fevers. Antiviral Res (2003) 1.82

Inhibition of filovirus replication by the zinc finger antiviral protein. J Virol (2006) 1.76

Scrapie Agent (Strain 263K) can transmit disease via the oral route after persistence in soil over years. PLoS One (2007) 1.72

Monitoring of clinical and laboratory data in two cases of imported Lassa fever. Microbes Infect (2002) 1.71

Highly bovine spongiform encephalopathy-sensitive transgenic mice confirm the essential restriction of infectivity to the nervous system in clinically diseased cattle. J Infect Dis (2005) 1.70

Replicon system for Lassa virus. J Virol (2004) 1.69

Management of accidental exposure to Ebola virus in the biosafety level 4 laboratory, Hamburg, Germany. J Infect Dis (2011) 1.62

Single-reaction, multiplex, real-time rt-PCR for the detection, quantitation, and serotyping of dengue viruses. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2013) 1.57

The N-terminal domain of the arenavirus L protein is an RNA endonuclease essential in mRNA transcription. PLoS Pathog (2010) 1.57

Epizootic emergence of Usutu virus in wild and captive birds in Germany. PLoS One (2012) 1.55

Isolation and phylogenetic analysis of Sindbis viruses from mosquitoes in Germany. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.55

Ross River virus infection in a traveller returning from northern Australia. Med Microbiol Immunol (2009) 1.54

Evidence for novel hepaciviruses in rodents. PLoS Pathog (2013) 1.54

The Chikungunya epidemic in Italy and its repercussion on the blood system. Blood Transfus (2008) 1.53

Virus detection and monitoring of viral load in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus patients. Emerg Infect Dis (2007) 1.53

Diagnosis of bloodstream infections in immunocompromised patients by real-time PCR. J Infect (2009) 1.50

Sequence analysis of L RNA of Lassa virus. Virology (2004) 1.50

Functional analysis of complex hepatitis B virus variants associated with development of liver cirrhosis. Gastroenterology (2006) 1.46

State-of-the-art review of goat TSE in the European Union, with special emphasis on PRNP genetics and epidemiology. Vet Res (2009) 1.46

Improved detection of Lassa virus by reverse transcription-PCR targeting the 5' region of S RNA. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.45

Diagnosis of the first cases of scrapie in Poland. Vet J (2009) 1.44

Analysis of sequence variability of the bovine prion protein gene (PRNP) in German cattle breeds. Neurogenetics (2004) 1.43

Evidence for a decrease in transmission of Ebola virus--Lofa County, Liberia, June 8-November 1, 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep (2014) 1.42

Evaluation of advanced reverse transcription-PCR assays and an alternative PCR target region for detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 1.40

Epidemiological and genetical differences between classical and atypical scrapie cases. Vet Res (2006) 1.38

Atypical scrapie prions from sheep and lack of disease in transgenic mice overexpressing human prion protein. Emerg Infect Dis (2013) 1.38

High specificity of a novel Zika virus ELISA in European patients after exposure to different flaviviruses. Euro Surveill (2016) 1.37

Zika virus infection after travel to Tahiti, December 2013. Emerg Infect Dis (2014) 1.36

Multiple amino acid residues within the rabbit prion protein inhibit formation of its abnormal isoform. J Virol (2003) 1.35

Anle138b: a novel oligomer modulator for disease-modifying therapy of neurodegenerative diseases such as prion and Parkinson's disease. Acta Neuropathol (2013) 1.34

Chikungunya: an emerging and spreading arthropod-borne viral disease. J Infect Dev Ctries (2009) 1.33

First international quality assurance study on the rapid detection of viral agents of bioterrorism. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 1.33

Novel arenavirus sequences in Hylomyscus sp. and Mus (Nannomys) setulosus from Côte d'Ivoire: implications for evolution of arenaviruses in Africa. PLoS One (2011) 1.32

Delayed Disease Progression in Cynomolgus Macaques Infected with Ebola Virus Makona Strain. Emerg Infect Dis (2015) 1.31

European surveillance for West Nile virus in mosquito populations. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2013) 1.31

Inhibition of different Lassa virus strains by alpha and gamma interferons and comparison with a less pathogenic arenavirus. J Virol (2004) 1.30

Prions spread via the autonomic nervous system from the gut to the central nervous system in cattle incubating bovine spongiform encephalopathy. J Gen Virol (2007) 1.30

West Nile virus in Italy: a further threat to blood safety, a further challenge to the blood system. Blood Transfus (2008) 1.29

Lassa fever, Nigeria, 2003 and 2004. Emerg Infect Dis (2005) 1.28

Molecular diagnostics for lassa fever at Irrua specialist teaching hospital, Nigeria: lessons learnt from two years of laboratory operation. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2012) 1.27

Neuronal accumulation of abnormal prion protein in sheep carrying a scrapie-resistant genotype (PrPARR/ARR). J Gen Virol (2004) 1.27

Evaluation of LIAISON Treponema Screen, a novel recombinant antigen-based chemiluminescence immunoassay for laboratory diagnosis of syphilis. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol (2005) 1.26

Identification of novel rodent herpesviruses, including the first gammaherpesvirus of Mus musculus. J Virol (2007) 1.25

T cell-dependence of Lassa fever pathogenesis. PLoS Pathog (2010) 1.25

Isolation and phylogenetic analysis of Batai virus, Germany. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2011) 1.24

Molecular detection of Setaria tundra (Nematoda: Filarioidea) and an unidentified filarial species in mosquitoes in Germany. Parasit Vectors (2012) 1.23

An N-terminal region of Lassa virus L protein plays a critical role in transcription but not replication of the virus genome. J Virol (2009) 1.22

Seroprevalence study in forestry workers from eastern Germany using novel genotype 3- and rat hepatitis E virus-specific immunoglobulin G ELISAs. Med Microbiol Immunol (2011) 1.22

Classic scrapie in sheep with the ARR/ARR prion genotype in Germany and France. Emerg Infect Dis (2007) 1.20

Dengue and Chikungunya virus co-infection in a German traveller. J Clin Virol (2009) 1.19

Acute Zika virus infection after travel to Malaysian Borneo, September 2014. Emerg Infect Dis (2015) 1.18

First nationwide surveillance of Culex pipiens complex and Culex torrentium mosquitoes demonstrated the presence of Culex pipiens biotype pipiens/molestus hybrids in Germany. PLoS One (2013) 1.17

Conventional and molecular techniques for the early diagnosis of bacteraemia. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2010) 1.16

Current molecular epidemiology of Lassa virus in Nigeria. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.15

Cinanserin is an inhibitor of the 3C-like proteinase of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and strongly reduces virus replication in vitro. J Virol (2005) 1.15

PRNP promoter polymorphisms are associated with BSE susceptibility in Swiss and German cattle. BMC Genet (2007) 1.13

Hantavirus disease outbreak in Germany: limitations of routine serological diagnostics and clustering of virus sequences of human and rodent origin. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.13

Severe acute respiratory syndrome: identification of the etiological agent. Trends Mol Med (2003) 1.13

Inflammatory cytokine expression is associated with chikungunya virus resolution and symptom severity. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2011) 1.12

Molecular detection of Treponema denticola and Porphyromonas gingivalis in carotid and aortic atheromatous plaques by FISH: report of two cases. J Med Microbiol (2005) 1.11

Culicoides biting midges, arboviruses and public health in Europe. Antiviral Res (2013) 1.11

Lassa fever, Nigeria, 2005-2008. Emerg Infect Dis (2010) 1.10

Polyclonal anti-PrP auto-antibodies induced with dimeric PrP interfere efficiently with PrPSc propagation in prion-infected cells. J Biol Chem (2003) 1.10

DNA immunization with pgp3 gene of Chlamydia trachomatis inhibits the spread of chlamydial infection from the lower to the upper genital tract in C3H/HeN mice. Vaccine (2003) 1.09

Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis B virus genotype G isolated in Germany. Virus Genes (2002) 1.09