West nile virus

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style="background:#Template:Taxobox colour;"|West Nile virus
style="background:#Template:Taxobox colour;" | Virus classification
Group: Group IV ((+)ssRNA) Family: Flaviviridae Genus: Flavivirus Species: West Nile virus

West Nile Fever
ICD-10	A92.3
DiseasesDB	30025
MeSH	D014901

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Diagnosis

History & Symptoms | Physical Examination | Staging | Lab Tests | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | CT | MRI | Echocardiography or Ultrasound | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention

Related Chapters

• CCR5

Resources

• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) pages
  • West Nile virus topic page
  • World map of West Nile and related viruses
  • 2003 case count
• U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) pages
  • Recommendations for Protecting Outdoor Workers from West Nile Virus Exposure
  • Recommendations for Protecting Laboratory, Field, and Clinical Workers from West Nile Virus Exposure
• Vaccine Research Center (VRC) - Information concerning WNV vaccine research studies
• US map of West Nile virus
• Canadian Case Surveillance
• L. Peterson, M. Marphin. "West Nile virus: A Primer for the Clinician", Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 137 No. 3, August 2002.
• D. J. White, D. L. Morse (eds.). "West Nile virus: Detection, Surveillance, and Control", Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 951, 2001.
• Nature news article on West Nile paralysis
• CBC News Coverage of West Nile in Canada
• West Nile Fever in Europe
• Encephalitis Global, Inc.
• Harvard University fact sheet on West Nile Virus
• West Nile Cases Drop as Immunities Emerge, Experts Say
• Nash D, Mostashari FM, Fine A, et al. N Engl J Med. 2001 June 14;344(24):1807-14 The outbreak of West Nile virus infection in the New York City Area in 1999