 West Nile virus
"West Nile virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of FLAVIVIRUS, one of the Japanese encephalitis virus group (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, JAPANESE). It can infect birds and mammals. In humans, it is seen most frequently in Africa, Asia, and Europe presenting as a silent infection or undifferentiated fever (WEST NILE FEVER). The virus appeared in North America for the first time in 1999. It is transmitted mainly by CULEX spp mosquitoes which feed primarily on birds, but it can also be carried by the Asian Tiger mosquito, AEDES albopictus, which feeds mainly on mammals.
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D014902
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B04.820.250.350.300.950 B04.909.777.270.475.950 B04.909.777.310.350.300.950
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "West Nile virus" by people in Profiles.
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Hahn MB, Monaghan AJ, Hayden MH, Eisen RJ, Delorey MJ, Lindsey NP, Nasci RS, Fischer M. Meteorological conditions associated with increased incidence of West Nile virus disease in the United States, 2004-2012. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 May; 92(5):1013-22.
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Hassin-Baer S, Kirson ED, Shulman L, Buchman AS, Bin H, Hindiyeh M, Markevich L, Mendelson E. Stiff-person syndrome following West Nile fever. Arch Neurol. 2004 Jun; 61(6):938-41.
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