West Nile Virus
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MICROBIOLOGY
- West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus infection. RNA virus, part of the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of viruses.
- Humans mainly acquire through the bite of an infected mosquito in tropical and temperate regions; virus mainly found in birds, but also dogs, cats, horses, bats, chipmunks, and other rodents [see transmission cycle].
- Culex spp. a leading cause of WNV infection, but other mosquito species may participate.
- Birds, especially crows and jays, sicken and die when infected. Some locales offer evaluation of dead birds in order to assess for the presence of WNV in the environment.
- Cause of epidemic encephalitis, now endemic in the U.S.
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MICROBIOLOGY
- West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus infection. RNA virus, part of the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of viruses.
- Humans mainly acquire through the bite of an infected mosquito in tropical and temperate regions; virus mainly found in birds, but also dogs, cats, horses, bats, chipmunks, and other rodents [see transmission cycle].
- Culex spp. a leading cause of WNV infection, but other mosquito species may participate.
- Birds, especially crows and jays, sicken and die when infected. Some locales offer evaluation of dead birds in order to assess for the presence of WNV in the environment.
- Cause of epidemic encephalitis, now endemic in the U.S.
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Last updated: December 9, 2019
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Auwaerter, Paul G. "West Nile Virus." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540591/all/West_Nile_Virus.
Auwaerter PG. West Nile Virus. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540591/all/West_Nile_Virus. Accessed January 30, 2023.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2019). West Nile Virus. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540591/all/West_Nile_Virus
Auwaerter PG. West Nile Virus [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2023 January 30]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540591/all/West_Nile_Virus.
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