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Virus and Host Determinants of West Nile Virus Pathogenesis
25 Jun 2009
Abstract excerpt
Changes to the West Nile Virus Genome Have Increased Its Virulence in Birds and Allowed Rapid SpreadWest Nile virus (WNV) is a small, enveloped, mosquitotransmitted, positive-stranded RNA virus of the Flaviviridae family.This virus is related to other arthropod-borne viruses that cause human disease globally, including dengue, yellow fever, and Japanese encephalitis viruses.WNV cycles in nature primarily between...
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