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West Nile virus

Known as: Egypt 101 virus, WNV, west nile virus organism 
A species of FLAVIVIRUS, one of the Japanese encephalitis virus group (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, JAPANESE). It can infect birds and mammals. In humans… 
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Broader (1)

Flaviviridae

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Kunjin virus

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Review
2009
Review
2009
The host immunologic response to West Nile encephalitis virus.
West Nile encephalitis virus (WNV) is a small, enveloped, mosquito-transmitted, positive-polarity RNA virus of the Flaviviridae… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Characterization of mosquito-adapted West Nile virus.
West Nile virus (WNV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, has significantly expanded its geographical and host range since its 1999… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Avian mortality surveillance for West Nile virus in Colorado.
We tested 1,549 avian carcasses of 104 species to identify targets for West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance in Colorado, determine… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Salivary gland morphology and virus transmission during long-term cytopathologic West Nile virus infection in Culex mosquitoes.
The effect of long-term West Nile virus (WNV) infection on Culex salivary gland morphology and viability was evaluated by… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Monocytes‐macrophages are a potential target in human infection with West Nile virus through blood transfusion
BACKGROUND:  West Nile virus (WNV) transmission by transfusion was documented in 2002. Approximately 80 percent of WNV infections… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Immunologic responses to West Nile virus in vaccinated and clinically affected horses.
OBJECTIVE To compare neutralizing antibody response between horses vaccinated against West Nile virus (WNV) and horses that… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
West Nile virus in plasma is highly sensitive to methylene blue–light treatment
BACKGROUND:  The epidemic of West Nile virus (WNV) in the US resulted in cases of transfusion‐transmitted WNV. Effective pathogen… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
DNA Vaccine for West Nile Virus Infection in Fish Crows (Corvus ossifragus)
A DNA vaccine for West Nile virus (WNV) was evaluated to determine whether its use could protect fish crows (Corvus ossifragus… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Lessons from the West Nile viral encephalitis outbreak in New York City, 1999: implications for bioterrorism preparedness.
The involvement and expertise of infectious disease physicians, microbiologists, and public health practitioners are essential to… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Sequence and secondary structure analysis of the 5'-terminal region of flavivirus genome RNA.
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