Gardeners are being urged to help save blackbirds as a deadly virus is wiping them out across the UK. The New Scientist has reported that the Usutu virus, which originated in South Africa in 1959 and ...

A deadly virus is killing blackbirds across the UK. Beyond the risk to the birds, its spread indicates that mosquito-borne viruses now pose a growing threat to humans and animals in the country ...

The New Scientist reported in an article today that blackbird numbers have fallen in the UK as the Usutu virus has taken hold. The virus in question, Usutu, originated in South Africa in 1959 but ...

Culex pipiens mosquitoes can spread the Japanese Encephalitis virus, West Nile virus, Usutu virus, and a few others. They can be found in places with cooler weather and often live near homes.