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The West nile Virus has been identified, in the US, in 65 different species of mosquitos and in 326 species of birds.<ref name="pmid23860989">{{cite journal| author=Petersen LR, Brault AC, Nasci RS| title=West Nile virus: review of the literature. | journal=JAMA | year= 2013 | volume= 310 | issue= 3 | pages= 308-15 | pmid=23860989 | doi=10.1001/jama.2013.8042 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23860989 }} </ref> | |||
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*West Nile virus may also be spread through [[blood transfusions]] and [[organ transplants]]. It is possible for an infected mother to spread the [[virus]] to her child through [[breast milk]]. | *West Nile virus may also be spread through [[blood transfusions]] and [[organ transplants]]. It is possible for an infected mother to spread the [[virus]] to her child through [[breast milk]]. | ||
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Revision as of 20:28, 10 September 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
Taxonomy
Viruses; ssRNA viruses; ssRNA positive-strand viruses, no DNA stage; Flaviviridae; Flavivirus; Japanese encephalitis virus group[1]
Biology
Structure
Tropism
Natural Reservoir
The West nile Virus has been identified, in the US, in 65 different species of mosquitos and in 326 species of birds.[2]
References
- ↑ "West Nile Virus".
- ↑ Petersen LR, Brault AC, Nasci RS (2013). "West Nile virus: review of the literature". JAMA. 310 (3): 308–15. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.8042. PMID 23860989.