West Nile virus: an update on pathobiology, epidemiology, diagnostics, control and “one health” implications

G Habarugira, WW Suen, J Hobson-Peters, RA Hall… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
West Nile virus (WNV) is an important zoonotic flavivirus responsible for mild fever to severe,
lethal neuroinvasive disease in humans, horses, birds, and other wildlife species. Since its …

Selected livestock-associated zoonoses as a growing challenge for public health

K Libera, K Konieczny, J Grabska, W Szopka… - Infectious disease …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of this paper is to review the most significant livestock-associated zoonoses. Human
and animal health are intimately connected. This idea has been known for more than a …

Current knowledge of vector-borne zoonotic pathogens in Zambia: A clarion call to scaling-up “One Health” research in the wake of emerging and re-emerging …

B Mubemba, MM Mburu, K Changula… - PLoS neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Although vector-borne zoonotic diseases are a major public health threat
globally, they are usually neglected, especially among resource-constrained countries …

Ecological Niche Modeling of Aedes and Culex Mosquitoes: A Risk Map for Chikungunya and West Nile Viruses in Zambia

RM Velu, G Kwenda, S Bosomprah, MN Chisola… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The circulation of both West Nile Virus (WNV) and Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) in humans
and animals, coupled with a favorable tropical climate for mosquito proliferation in Zambia …

Aquatic flaviviruses

MJ Lensink, Y Li, S Lequime - Journal of Virology, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Flaviviruses are positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses, including some well-known
human pathogens such as Zika, dengue, and yellow fever viruses, which are primarily …

Structural and functional insights into fungal glutaminase using a computational approach

A Amobonye, S Singh, K Mukherjee, C Jobichen… - Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fungal glutaminases are significant among microbial glutaminases due to their current and
potential industrial applications. They have been found useful as food flavoring agents …

Mosquito-borne viral pathogens detected in Zambia: A systematic review

RM Velu, G Kwenda, L Libonda, CC Chisenga… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Emerging and re-emerging mosquito-borne viral diseases are a threat to global health. This
systematic review aimed to investigate the available evidence of mosquito-borne viral …

[HTML][HTML] American alligators are capable of West Nile virus amplification, mosquito infection and transmission

AD Byas, EN Gallichotte, AE Hartwig, SM Porter… - Virology, 2022 - Elsevier
West Nile virus (WNV) overwintering is poorly understood and likely multifactorial. Interest in
alligators as a potential amplifying host arose when it was shown that they develop viremias …

African lineage 1a West Nile virus isolated from crocodiles exhibits low neuroinvasiveness in mice

H Kobayashi, H Chambaro, K Tabata… - Journal of General …, 2024 - microbiologyresearch.org
West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that causes encephalitis in humans and
infects crocodiles, resulting in rashes and neurological signs. In Zambia, two distinct …

Aedes albopictus is present in the lowlands of southern Zambia

DR Matute, BS Cooper - Acta Tropica, 2024 - Elsevier
Identifying the current geographic range of disease vectors is a critical first step towards
determining effective mechanisms for controlling and potentially eradicating them. This is …