Encephalitis is defined as altered mental status for more than 24 hours accompanied by 2 or
more findings concerning for inflammation of the brain parenchyma: fever, seizures or other …

Abstract The West Nile virus (WNV) is an arbovirus than can infect human beings and cause
severe neuroinvasive disease. Taking the outbreak that occurred in Spain in 2020 as a …

Background The developmental stages and function of immune cells in the central nervous
system during infancy and childhood are poorly understood. We analyzed whether cytokine …

Viruses transmitted by arthropods (arboviruses) pose a global public health threat. Sporadic
cases or outbreaks caused by West Nile virus, Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever virus …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has focused research on the detrimental impact of
neuroinvasive single-strand RNA (ssRNA) viruses. Those viruses cause a wide range of …

Abstract The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has reported that the prevalence
of vector-borne diseases has increased in recent decades and that the prevalence of …

Resumen El virus del Nilo Occidental es un arbovirus que puede infectar al ser humano y
causar una enfermedad neuroinvasiva grave. Tomando como referencia el brote que tuvo …

West Nile virus is an arthropod-borne Flavivirus transmitted by Culex mosquitoes. Birds are
the primary hosts. However, the virus can be transmitted to humans through mosquito bites …

We present a case of initial seronegative West Nile virus encephalitis in an
immunocompromised child due to B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Although diagnostic …

Culex pipiens is the primary vector of WNV. It exists as two bioforms which can hybridize in
nature. I characterized the behavioral and genetic variation across eight populations …