West Nile virus: an update on pathobiology, epidemiology, diagnostics, control and “one health” implications

G Habarugira, WW Suen, J Hobson-Peters, RA Hall… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
West Nile virus (WNV) is an important zoonotic flavivirus responsible for mild fever to severe,
lethal neuroinvasive disease in humans, horses, birds, and other wildlife species. Since its …

Pathology and tissue tropism of natural West Nile virus infection in birds: a review

V Gamino, U Höfle - Veterinary research, 2013 - Springer
West Nile virus (WNV) is a globally distributed arthropod-borne flavivirus capable of infecting
a wide variety of vertebrates, with birds as its natural reservoir. Although it had been …

Seasonal changes in the diversity, host preferences and infectivity of mosquitoes in two arbovirus-endemic regions of Costa Rica

LM Romero-Vega, M Piche-Ovares, C Soto-Garita… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Mosquitoes are vectors of various arboviruses belonging to the genera
Alphavirus and Flavivirus, and Costa Rica is endemic to several of them. The aim of this …

Pathology and immunohistochemical findings of West Nile virus infection in psittaciformes

C Palmieri, M Franca, F Uzal, M Anderson… - Veterinary …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
West Nile virus (WNV) infection was diagnosed in 38 psittacine birds based on histology,
immunohistochemistry, and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) …

[HTML][HTML] West Nile virus non-structural protein 1 promotes amyloid Beta deposition and neurodegeneration

S Beltrami, S Rizzo, G Schiuma, G Cianci… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Recent observations highlight a notable surge in West Nile Virus (WNV) infections in Europe
that can lead to neuroinvasive consequences associated with neurodegeneration, mainly …

Selected infectious diseases of birds of prey

MP Jones - Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, 2006 - Elsevier
Infectious diseases of bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic origin are common in wild and
captive birds of prey presented to veterinary hospitals for medical care. Veterinarians should …

Antibody response of five bird species after vaccination with a killed West Nile virus vaccine

DM Okeson, SY Llizo, CL Miller, AL Glaser - Journal of Zoo and Wildlife …, 2007 - BioOne
West Nile virus has been associated with numerous bird mortalities in the United States
since 1999. Five avian species at three zoological parks were selected to assess the …

Emerging and reemerging diseases of avian wildlife

SJ Pello, GH Olsen - Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal …, 2013 - vetexotic.theclinics.com
Aspergillosis is an important disease of avian wildlife, specifically captive raptors. During
rehabilitation and captivity, raptors are at risk for A fumigatus infection, which is a significant …

Emerging diseases of avian wildlife

SJ Tyson-Pello, GH Olsen - Veterinary Clinics: Exotic …, 2020 - vetexotic.theclinics.com
Neotropical migratory birds have been implicated in the importation of exotic neotropical
ticks to the United States. 1 The geographic range of ticks such as Ixodes scapularis has …

West N ile virus from an avian conservation perspective

NM Nemeth, PT Oesterle - International Zoo Yearbook, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
West N ile virus (WNV) is a widespread and ecologically adaptable virus for which birds are
major amplifying hosts. Its unexpected arrival to N orth A merica in 1999 gained worldwide …