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West Nile virus: the complex biology of an emerging pathogen.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2011
Ulbert Sebastian
Abstract excerpt
West Nile virus (WNV) is a zoonotic virus that circulates in birds and is transmitted by mosquitoes. Incidentally, humans, horses and other mammals can also be infected. Disease symptoms caused by WNV range from fever to neurological complications, such as encephalitis or meningitis. Mortality is observed mostly in older and immunocompromised individuals. In recent years, epidemics caused by WNV in humans and...
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