West Nile Virus: High Transmission Rate in North-Western European Mosquitoes Indicates Its Epidemic Potential and Warrants Increased Surveillance

BACKGROUND: West Nile virus (WNV) is a highly pathogenic flavivirus transmitted by Culex spp. mosquitoes. In North America (NA), lineage 1 WNV caused the largest outbreak of neuroinvasive disease to date, while a novel pathogenic lineage 2 strain circulates in southern Europe. To estimate WNV lineag...

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Autores principales: Fros, Jelke J., Geertsema, Corinne, Vogels, Chantal B., Roosjen, Peter P., Failloux, Anna-Bella, Vlak, Just M., Koenraadt, Constantianus J., Takken, Willem, Pijlman, Gorben P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4520649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26225555
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003956

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4520649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26225555
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003956

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