The global ecology and epidemiology of West Nile virus

C Chancey, A Grinev, E Volkova… - BioMed research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Since its initial isolation in Uganda in 1937 through the present, West Nile virus (WNV) has
become an important cause of human and animal disease worldwide. WNV, an enveloped …

Pathogenesis of West Nile Virus infection: a balance between virulence, innate and adaptive immunity, and viral evasion

MA Samuel, MS Diamond - Journal of virology, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
West Nile virus (WNV) is a neurotropic ffavivirus that has emerged globally as a significant
cause of viral encephalitis. WNV is maintained in an enzootic cycle between mosquitoes …

Emerging trends in the epidemiology of West Nile and Usutu virus infections in Southern Europe

T Vilibic-Cavlek, V Savic, T Petrovic, I Toplak… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The epidemiology of West Nile (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) has changed dramatically
over the past two decades. Since 1999, there have been regular reports of WNV outbreaks …

[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 …

Serological evidence of widespread circulation of West Nile virus and other flaviviruses in equines of the Pantanal, Brazil

A Pauvolid-Corrêa, Z Campos, R Juliano… - PLoS neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
A recent study reported neutralizing antibodies to West Nile virus (WNV) in horses from four
ranches of southern Pantanal. To extend that study, a serosurvey for WNV and 11 Brazilian …

[HTML][HTML] Emergence of West Nile virus infections in humans in Turkey, 2010 to 2011

H Kalaycioglu, G Korukluoglu, A Ozkul… - …, 2012 - eurosurveillance.org
In 2010, 47 human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection, including 12 laboratory-
confirmed and 35 probable cases, were identified in Turkey. These were the first cases …

Seroprevalence of West Nile and Usutu viruses in military working horses and dogs, Morocco, 2012: dog as an alternative WNV sentinel species?

B Durand, H Haskouri, S Lowenski… - Epidemiology & …, 2016 - cambridge.org
A serosurvey of 349 military working horses and 231 military working dogs was conducted in
ten sites in Morocco in 2012. This survey revealed a high level of exposure of these animals …

Arboviruses in mammals in the neotropics: A systematic review to strengthen epidemiological monitoring strategies and conservation medicine

C Garcia-Romero, GA Carrillo Bilbao, JC Navarro… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are a diverse group of ribonucleic acid (RNA) viruses,
with the exception of African swine fever virus, that are transmitted by hematophagous …

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 …