West Nile virus in Europe: understanding the present to gauge the future

P Reiter - Eurosurveillance, 2010 - eurosurveillance.org
The appearance of West Nile virus in New York in 1999 and the unprecedented panzootic
that followed, have stimulated a major research effort in the western hemisphere and a new …

Epidemiology of West Nile Virus in the Eastern Mediterranean region: A systematic review

S Eybpoosh, M Fazlalipour, V Baniasadi… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background West Nile Virus (WNV), a member of the genus Flavivirus, is one of the most
widely distributed arboviruses in the world. Despite some evidence for circulation of WNV in …

Emerging arboviruses of medical importance in the Mediterranean region

A Papa - Journal of Clinical Virology, 2019 - Elsevier
The epidemiology of viral infections transmitted by arthropods is changing due to a variety of
parameters related to the virus, the host and the environment. The Mediterranean region is …

Climate change and health in the Eastern Mediterranean countries: a systematic review

YS Khader, M Abdelrahman, N Abdo… - Reviews on …, 2015 - degruyter.com
Objectives: To summarize the existing knowledge of the impact of climate change on health
from previous research in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) and identify knowledge …

Mapping the Serological Prevalence Rate of West Nile fever in Equids, T unisia

R Bargaoui, S Lecollinet… - … and Emerging Diseases, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
West Nile fever (WNF) is a viral disease of wild birds transmitted by mosquitoes. Humans
and equids can also be affected and suffer from meningoencephalitis. In Tunisia, two …

Viral infections

S Love, A Perry, J Ironside, H Budka - … -Two Volume Set, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
INTRODUCTION This chapter consists of three sections. The first is an introductory section
entitled 'General Principles', which includes a general overview of neurovirology and a brief …

[HTML][HTML] Serologic evidence of exposure to Rift Valley fever virus detected in Tunisia

A Bosworth, T Ghabbari, S Dowall, A Varghese… - New microbes and new …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Rift Valley fever virus (RVFv) is capable of causing dramatic outbreaks amongst
economically important animal species and is capable of causing severe symptoms and …

Ecophysiological characterization and molecular differentiation of Culex pipiens forms (Diptera: Culicidae) in Tunisia

M Beji, A Rhim, D Roiz, A Bouattour - Parasites & Vectors, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background The Culex pipiens complex (Diptera: Culicidae) includes the most
widespread mosquito species in the world. Members of this complex are the primary …

A four-year survey (2011–2014) of West Nile virus infection in humans, mosquitoes and birds, including the 2012 meningoencephalitis outbreak in Tunisia

A Monastiri, B Mechri… - Emerging microbes & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract A West Nile virus (WNV) outbreak occurred in Tunisia between mid-July and
December 2012. To assess the epidemiological features of the WNV transmission cycle …

Prevalence of IgM and IgG antibodies to West Nile virus among blood donors in an affected area of north-eastern Italy, summer 2009

P Pezzotti, C Piovesan, L Barzon, R Cusinato… - …, 2011 - eurosurveillance.org
Following reports of West Nile neuroinvasive disease in the north-eastern area of Italy in
2009, all blood donations dating from the period between 1 August and 31 October 2009 in …