Mariken M. de Wit

The paper quantifies antibody cross-reactivity between Usutu and West Nile viruses in blackbirds using serological data and a Bayesian model to improve serosurveillance interpretation.

The paper assesses future mosquito-borne disease risks in the Netherlands under different climate and land-use scenarios, finding increased outbreak sizes and growth rates for Usutu and West Nile viruses.

The paper uses Approximate Bayesian Computation to analyze USUTU virus transmission in wildlife, showing that multiple bird species, not just blackbirds, contribute to its spread.

This study reviews 67 West Nile Virus models within the Ross-Macdonald framework, identifying refinements, parameter sources, and challenges in model parameterisation.