West Nile virus (WNV)affects humans, birds, horses, and other animals. The virus is carried from infected birds (the host animal) to humans and other mammals through mosquito bites. When a mosquito bites, a small amount of blood is injected into the skin of the bitten person or animal. ...
West Nile virusZoonosisWest Nile virus (WNV) is the most widespread arbovirus in the world and endemic to much of the United States. Its range continues to expand as land use patterns change, creating more habitable environments for the mosquito vector. Though WNV is endemic, the year-to-...
What is West Nile virus (WNV) infection?WNV is carried by mosquitoes. The virus spreads to humans when they are bitten by infected mosquitoes. An infected mother who is pregnant or breastfeeding may pass the virus to her child.What increases the risk of WNV infection?
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MMWR. 2000;49:820-822 Surveillance data reported to CDC indicate intensified transmission and geographic expansion of the West Nile Virus (WNV) outbreak in the northeastern United States. Increasing reports of WNV infections in American crows, other avian species, and mosquitoes are being accompanied...
An intensified and continuous West Nile virus (WNV) spread across northern Italy has been observed since 2008, which caused more than one hundred reported human infections until 2016. Veneto is one of the Italian regions where WNV is considered endemic, and the greatest intensity of circulation wa...
From 2009 to 2018, there were 21,869 confirmed or probable cases of West Nile virus (WNV) disease, 59 percent of which were neuroinvasive disease cases, according to a surveillance summary published in the March 5 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMorbidity and Mor...
45,46 Most cases of West Nile viral infection are subclinical, but in a few patients a polio-like syndrome or parkinsonism occurs.47,48 The CDC has strong programs for reporting, control, and prevention of the disease because West Nile virus can cause many fatalities (Table 19.3). This ...
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Typically, the greatest risk for infection with West Nile virus occurs from June through September, with cases peaking in mid-August. But changes in the weather, the number of infected mosquitoes and human behavior can all influence when and where outbreaks of the virus occur, the CDC noted. ...