JMM Profile: West Nile virus
Sanam Sewgobind, Fiona McCracken, Mirjam Schilling
Abstract
family and is maintained in an enzootic cycle between avian hosts and mosquito vectors. Humans, horses and other mammals are susceptible to infection but are dead-end hosts due to a low viraemia. The disease can manifest itself in a variety of clinical signs and symptoms in people and horses from mild fever to severe encephalitis and morbidity. There are no vaccines licensed for human protection, but parts of Europe, North America, Africa and Australia have vaccines commercially available for horses.
Topics & Concepts
EnzooticFlaviviridaeVirologyWest Nile virusBiologyVirusEncephalitisYellow feverViral diseaseMosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and VectorsMalaria Research and Control