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Review
. 2012 Oct;25(4):635-48.
doi: 10.1128/CMR.00045-12.

West Nile Virus: biology, transmission, and human infection

Tonya M Colpitts  1 , Michael J Conway, Ruth R Montgomery, Erol Fikrig
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Review

West Nile Virus: biology, transmission, and human infection

Tonya M Colpitts et al. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2012 Oct.

Abstract

West Nile Virus was introduced into the Western Hemisphere during the late summer of 1999 and has been causing significant and sometimes severe human diseases since that time. This article briefly touches upon the biology of the virus and provides a comprehensive review regarding recent discoveries about virus transmission, virus acquisition, and human infection and disease.

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Schematic of West Nile virus transmission from mosquito to mammal and host factors known to be involved in infection.
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