Epidemiology of West Nile disease in Europe and in the Mediterranean Basin from 2009 to 2013

D Di Sabatino, R Bruno, F Sauro… - BioMed Research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
West Nile virus (WNV) transmission has been confirmed in the last four years in Europe and
in the Mediterranean Basin. An increasing concern towards West Nile disease (WND) has …

Surveillance of arthropod-borne viruses and their vectors in the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions within the MediLabSecure Network

AB Failloux, A Bouattour, C Faraj, F Gunay… - … tropical medicine reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Arboviruses, viruses transmitted by arthropods such as
mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, and fleas are a significant threat to public health because of …

[HTML][HTML] Barcoding Turkish Culex mosquitoes to facilitate arbovirus vector incrimination studies reveals hidden diversity and new potential vectors

F Gunay, B Alten, F Simsek, A Aldemir, YM Linton - Acta tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
As a precursor to planned arboviral vector incrimination studies, an integrated systematics
approach was adopted using morphology and DNA barcoding to examine the Culex fauna …

Serological, molecular and entomological surveillance demonstrates widespread circulation of West Nile virus in Turkey

K Ergunay, F Gunay, O Erisoz Kasap… - PLoS neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
West Nile virus (WNV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus with significant impact on human and
animal health, has recently demonstrated an expanded zone of activity globally. The aim of …

European College of Equine Internal Medicine consensus statement on equine flaviviridae infections in Europe

JMV Cavalleri, O Korbacska‐Kutasi… - Journal of veterinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Horses and other equids can be infected with several viruses of the family Flaviviridae,
belonging to the genus Flavivirus and Hepacivirus. This consensus statement focuses on …

Spatio-temporal identification of areas suitable for West Nile disease in the Mediterranean Basin and Central Europe

A Conte, L Candeloro, C Ippoliti, F Monaco… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-transmitted Flavivirus belonging to the Japanese
encephalitis antigenic complex of the Flaviviridae family. Its spread in the Mediterranean …

West Nile virus lineage 1 in Italy: newly introduced or a re-occurrence of a previously circulating strain?

G Mencattelli, F Iapaolo, F Monaco, G Fusco… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
In Italy, West Nile virus (WNV) appeared for the first time in the Tuscany region in 1998. After
10 years of absence, it re-appeared in the areas surrounding the Po River delta, affecting …

Arboviral screening of invasive Aedes species in northeastern Turkey: West Nile virus circulation and detection of insect-only viruses

MM Akıner, M Öztürk, AB Başer, F Günay… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background The recent reports of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus populations in Turkey,
in parallel with the territorial expansion identified in several surrounding countries, have …

West Nile virus seroprevalence and associated risk factors among horses in Egypt

A Selim, A Megahed, S Kandeel, A Alouffi… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Determination of the seroprevalence and risk factors that are associated with West Nile virus
(WNV) in horses is essential for adoption of effective prevention strategies. Our objective in …

[PDF][PDF] Vector-borne zoonotic diseases in Turkey: rising threats on public health

Ö Düzlü, A Inci, A Yıldırım, M Doğanay… - Türkiye Parazitolojii …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Vector-borne zoonotic diseases (VBZDs) are a major problem for public health and animal
welfare all over the world. In recent years, there has been an alarming increase in VBZDs …