West nile virus causes
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Taxonomy
Viruses; ssRNA viruses; ssRNA positive-strand viruses, no DNA stage; Flaviviridae; Flavivirus; Japanese encephalitis virus group[1]
Biology
West Nile virus has an icosahedral symmetry, with a smooth surface.[2] Its genome is contained in a single stranded mRNA virus of about 11000 bp.
Structure
Tropism
Natural Reservoir
Natural reservoirs of the West Nile virus include:[3]
- Humans
- 65 different species of mosquitos
- 326 species of birds
References
- ↑ "West Nile Virus".
- ↑ Mukhopadhyay, S. (2003). "Structure of West Nile Virus". Science. 302 (5643): 248–248. doi:10.1126/science.1089316. ISSN 0036-8075.
- ↑ 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.