A 20-year historical review of West Nile virus since its initial emergence in North America: Has West Nile virus become a neglected tropical disease?

SE Ronca, JC Ruff, KO Murray - PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2021 - journals.plos.org
After the unexpected arrival of West Nile virus (WNV) in the United States in 1999, the
mosquito-borne virus quickly spread throughout North America. Over the past 20 years …

Twenty years of West Nile virus spread and evolution in the Americas visualized by Nextstrain

J Hadfield, AF Brito, DM Swetnam, CBF Vogels… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
It has been 20 years since West Nile virus first emerged in the Americas, and since then,
little progress has been made to control outbreaks caused by this virus. After its first …

Flavivirus-mosquito interactions

YJS Huang, S Higgs, KME Horne, DL Vanlandingham - Viruses, 2014 - mdpi.com
The Flavivirus genus is in the family Flaviviridae and is comprised of more than 70 viruses.
These viruses have a broad geographic range, circulating on every continent except …

Knockdown of piRNA pathway proteins results in enhanced Semliki Forest virus production in mosquito cells

E Schnettler, CL Donald, S Human… - Journal of General …, 2013 - microbiologyresearch.org
The exogenous siRNA pathway is important in restricting arbovirus infection in mosquitoes.
Less is known about the role of the PIWI-interacting RNA pathway, or piRNA pathway, in …

West Nile virus mosquito vectors in North America

I Rochlin, A Faraji, K Healy… - Journal of Medical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract In North America, the geographic distribution, ecology, and vectorial capacity of a
diverse assemblage of mosquito species belonging to the genus Culex determine patterns …

The knowns and unknowns of West Nile virus in Europe: what did we learn from the 2018 outbreak?

JV Camp, N Nowotny - Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne human and animal
pathogen with nearly worldwide distribution. In Europe, the virus is endemic with seasonal …

Ecology of west nile virus in North America

WK Reisen - Viruses, 2013 - mdpi.com
The introduction, dispersal and establishment of West Nile virus in North America were
reviewed, focusing on factors that may have enhanced receptivity and enabled the invasion …

Scoping review of Culex mosquito life history trait heterogeneity in response to temperature

SK Moser, M Barnard, RM Frantz, JA Spencer… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Mosquitoes in the genus Culex are primary vectors in the US for West Nile virus
(WNV) and other arboviruses. Climatic drivers such as temperature have differential effects …

The contribution of Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes to transmission and persistence of West Nile virus in North America

TG Andreadis - Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 2012 - BioOne
Mosquitoes within the Culex pipiens complex have been implicated as major vectors of West
Nile virus (WNV) in North America due to their seasonal abundance, vector competence and …

Factors shaping the adaptive landscape for arboviruses: implications for the emergence of disease

LL Coffey, N Forrester, K Tsetsarkin… - Future …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Many examples of the emergence or re-emergence of infectious diseases involve the
adaptation of zoonotic viruses to new amplification hosts or to humans themselves. These …