Emerging trends in the epidemiology of West Nile and Usutu virus infections in Southern Europe

T Vilibic-Cavlek, V Savic, T Petrovic, I Toplak… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The epidemiology of West Nile (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) has changed dramatically
over the past two decades. Since 1999, there have been regular reports of WNV outbreaks …

Isothermal nucleic acid amplification technology for rapid detection of virus

Z Wei, X Wang, H Feng, F Ji, D Bai… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
While the research field and industrial market of in vitro diagnosis (IVD) thrived during and
post the COVID-19 pandemic, the development of isothermal nucleic acid amplification test …

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 …

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 …

West Nile virus spread in Europe: Phylogeographic pattern analysis and key drivers

L Lu, F Zhang, BB Oude Munnink, E Munger… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background West Nile virus (WNV) outbreaks in birds, humans, and livestock have occurred
in multiple areas in Europe and have had a significant impact on animal and human health …

The 2022 West Nile virus season in Greece; a quite intense season

D Pervanidou, CN Kefaloudi, A Vakali, O Tsakalidou… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since 2010, the West Nile virus (WNV) has been established in Greece. We describe the
epidemiology of diagnosed human WNV infections in Greece with a focus on the 2022 …

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 …

Evolutionary dynamics of lineage 2 West Nile virus in Europe, 2004–2018: Phylogeny, selection pressure and phylogeography

SC Chaintoutis, A Papa, D Pervanidou… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2019 - Elsevier
West Nile virus (WNV) is an arbovirus causing neuroinvasive disease to humans and
equines. Since 2004, lineage 2 WNV strains have been identified in Europe and have been …

West Nile Virus in Culex Mosquitoes in Central Macedonia, Greece, 2022

K Tsioka, S Gewehr, S Pappa, S Kalaitzopoulou… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
In 2022, Greece was the second most seriously affected European country in terms of the
West Nile virus (WNV), after Italy. Specifically, Central Macedonia was the region with the …

[HTML][HTML] West Nile virus in humans, Greece, 2018: The largest seasonal number of cases, 9 years after its emergence in the country

D Pervanidou, A Vakali, T Georgakopoulou… - …, 2020 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection are recorded since 2010 in
Greece, with seasonal outbreaks occurring almost annually. Enhanced surveillance has …