West Nile virus (WNV), an arthropod-borne virus belonging to the family Flaviviridae, had
been recognized in Africa, Asia and the south of Europe for many decades. Only recently, it …

Viruses cause many diseases in humans from the rather innocent common cold to more
serious or chronic, life-threatening infections. The long-term sideeffects, sometimes low …

Though low, the incidence of malaria in the United States is not insignificant and can be the
source of infection in febrile travelers returning from endemic areas. Clinicians practicing in …

Over the last two decades West Nile Virus (WNV) has been responsible for significant
disease outbreaks in humans and animals in many parts of the World. Its extremely rapid …

The mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.)(Diptera: Culicidae) is the primary global vector for dengue
virus (DENV), yet considerable genetic variation exists among populations in terms of its …

Before the introduction of the West Nile virus (WNV) into the United States of America (USA)
in 1999, conditions in North America were ideal for an arboviral epidemic. Such factors as …

During routine clinical practice, infectious disease physicians encounter patients with difficult-
to-diagnose clinical syndromes and may order advanced molecular testing to detect …

Symbiotic microbial relationships shape developmental biology and recently are being
shown to influence immunity and disease susceptibility. These interactions are complex to …

El objetivo del Trabajo de Suficiencia Profesional fue describir las experiencias de
participación en campañas de esterilizaciones de animales de compañía (perros y gatos) …

Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of the dengue viruses (serotypes 1, 2, 3 and 4). The
factors which confer susceptibility or resistance to the virus in this mosquito are largely …