The role of birds of prey in West Nile virus epidemiology

B Vidaña, N Busquets, S Napp, E Pérez-Ramírez… - Vaccines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Reported human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in Europe increased dramatically in 2018.
Lineage 1 strains had been circulating in Euro-Mediterranean countries since the early …

[HTML][HTML] Parasites and wildlife in a changing world: The vector-host-pathogen interaction as a learning case

A Rizzoli, V Tagliapietra, F Cagnacci, G Marini… - International Journal for …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the Anthropocene context, changes in climate, land use and biodiversity are considered
among the most important anthropogenic factors affecting parasites-host interaction and …

Epidemiology of West Nile virus in Africa: An underestimated threat

G Mencattelli, MHD Ndione, R Rosà… - PLoS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus which has been posing
continuous challenges to public health worldwide due to the identification of new lineages …

Biological and phylogenetic characteristics of West African lineages of West Nile virus

G Fall, N Di Paola, M Faye, M Dia… - PLoS Neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The West Nile virus (WNV), isolated in 1937, is an arbovirus (arthropod-borne virus) that
infects thousands of people each year. Despite its burden on global health, little is known …

West Nile virus lineage 2 spreads westwards in Europe and overwinters in North-Eastern Spain (2017–2020)

P Aguilera-Sepúlveda, S Napp, F Llorente… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
West Nile virus lineage 2 (WNV-L2) emerged in Europe in 2004; since then, it has spread
across the continent, causing outbreaks in humans and animals. During 2017 and 2020 …

European College of Equine Internal Medicine consensus statement on equine flaviviridae infections in Europe

JMV Cavalleri, O Korbacska‐Kutasi… - Journal of veterinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Horses and other equids can be infected with several viruses of the family Flaviviridae,
belonging to the genus Flavivirus and Hepacivirus. This consensus statement focuses on …

Serological evidence of co‐circulation of West Nile and Usutu viruses in equids from western Spain

F Guerrero‐Carvajal, D Bravo‐Barriga… - Transboundary and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito‐borne emerging virus in Europe with capacity to cause
neurological complications such as encephalitis or meningoencephalitis in humans, birds or …

Contrasted epidemiological patterns of West Nile virus lineages 1 and 2 infections in France from 2015 to 2019

C Beck, I Leparc Goffart, F Franke, G Gonzalez… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since 2015, annual West Nile virus (WNV) outbreaks of varying intensities have been
reported in France. Recent intensification of enzootic WNV circulation was observed in the …

Differential neurovirulence of Usutu virus lineages in mice and neuronal cells

M Clé, O Constant, J Barthelemy, C Desmetz… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Usutu virus (USUV) is an emerging neurotropic arthropod-borne virus recently
involved in massive die offs of wild birds predominantly reported in Europe. Although …

Molecular determinants of West Nile virus virulence and pathogenesis in vertebrate and invertebrate hosts

L Fiacre, N Pagès, E Albina, J Richardson… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
West Nile virus (WNV), like the dengue virus (DENV) and yellow fever virus (YFV), are major
arboviruses belonging to the Flavivirus genus. WNV is emerging or endemic in many …