Funding Information: This work was funded in part by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (GHTM-UID/04413/2020 and LA-REAL–LA/P/0117/2020). Publisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.; Birds are natural hosts for numerous zoonotic viral pathogens, including West Nile virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes. During migration, birds can act as vectors for the geographic spread of viruses. WNV is endemic in Po...
Funding Information: This work was funded in part by the KNOW-PATH internal activity of the European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare (HORIZON-CL6-2023-FARM2FORK). Publisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.; The first official case of bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) in Portugal was confirmed in sheep from the district of Évora in September 2024. Notably, mortality was observed in pregnant sheepdogs...