Mosquito-borne diseases emergence/resurgence and how to effectively control it biologically

H Dahmana, O Mediannikov - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Deadly pathogens and parasites are transmitted by vectors and the mosquito is considered
the most threatening vector in public health, transmitting these pathogens to humans and …

European surveillance for West Nile virus in mosquito populations

O Engler, G Savini, A Papa, J Figuerola… - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
A wide range of arthropod-borne viruses threaten both human and animal health either
through their presence in Europe or through risk of introduction. Prominent among these is …

Arboviruses pathogenic for domestic and wild animals

Z Hubálek, I Rudolf, N Nowotny - Advances in virus research, 2014 - Elsevier
The objective of this chapter is to provide an updated and concise systematic review on
taxonomy, history, arthropod vectors, vertebrate hosts, animal disease, and geographic …

[HTML][HTML] Confronting zoonoses, linking human and veterinary medicine

LH Kahn - Emerging infectious diseases, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Many of the emerging infectious diseases, including those caused by bioterrorist agents, are
zoonoses. Since zoonoses can infect both animals and humans, the medical and veterinary …

Epidemiology and ecology of West Nile virus in sub-Saharan Africa

WF Sule, DO Oluwayelu, LM Hernández-Triana… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
West Nile virus (WNV) is the aetiological agent of the mosquito-borne zoonotic disease West
Nile fever. The virus, first isolated in Uganda in 1937, evolved into two distinct lineages in …

Surveillance and diagnosis of west nile virus in the face of flavivirus cross-reactivity

Y Lustig, D Sofer, ED Bucris, E Mendelson - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
West Nile Virus (WNV) is an arthropod-borne flavivirus whose zoonotic cycle includes both
mosquitoes and birds as amplifiers and humans and horses as dead-end hosts. In recent …

West Nile virus: recent trends in diagnosis and vaccine development

G Dauphin, S Zientara - Vaccine, 2007 - Elsevier
West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus, native to Africa, Europe, and Western
Asia. In many respects, WNV is an outstanding example of a zoonotic pathogen that has …

Mechanism of West Nile virus neuroinvasion: a critical appraisal

WW Suen, NA Prow, RA Hall, H Bielefeldt-Ohmann - Viruses, 2014 - mdpi.com
West Nile virus (WNV) is an important emerging neurotropic virus, responsible for
increasingly severe encephalitis outbreaks in humans and horses worldwide. However, the …

Propagation, quantification, detection, and storage of West Nile virus

JD Brien, HM Lazear… - Current protocols in …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
West Nile virus (WNV) is a member of the Flaviviridae family of enveloped, single‐stranded,
positive‐sense RNA viruses. WNV, an emerging viral pathogen, is transmitted by …

Contribution of climate change to the spatial expansion of West Nile virus in Europe

D Erazo, L Grant, G Ghisbain, G Marini… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
West Nile virus (WNV) is an emerging mosquito-borne pathogen in Europe where it
represents a new public health threat. While climate change has been cited as a potential …