Infection Control Today - West Nile Virus (WNV)

Research Team to Study Secrets of Flu, Ebola, West Nile Viruses

In an effort to sort out why some viruses such as influenza, Ebola and West Nile are so lethal, a team of U.S. researchers plans a comprehensive effort to model how humans respond to these viral pathogens. The study will be led by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a University of ...More

2 weeks ago

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Global Warming Trends Contribute to the Spread of West Nile Virus to New Regions in Europe

Global warming trends have a significant influence on the spread of West Nile virus to new regions in Europe and neighboring countries, where the disease wasn’t present before, according to a new study by the University of Haifa. The study was commissioned by the European ...More

May 13, 2013

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CDC Releases Final West Nile Virus National Surveillance Data for 2012

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released the final 2012 national surveillance data for West Nile virus activity. A total of 5,674 cases of West Nile virus disease in people, including 286 deaths, were reported to CDC from 48 states (excluding ...More

May 13, 2013

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Did Wild Birds Cause the 2010 West Nile Virus Outbreak in Greece?

In 2010, 35 people in Greece died from a West Nile virus (WNV) outbreak, with a further 262 laboratory-confirmed human cases. A new article published in BioMedCentral's open access journal Virology Journal examines whether wild or migratory birds could have been responsible ...More

November 13, 2012

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Scientists Testing Early Warning System for West Nile Virus

Michael Wimberly, senior scientist at the Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence at South Dakota State University, has begun testing an early warning system for West Nile virus. Through a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, ...More

October 31, 2012

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Plants Provide Accurate Low-Cost Alternative for Diagnosis of West Nile Virus

While the United States has largely been spared the scourge of mosquito-borne diseases endemic to the developing world—including yellow fever, malaria and dengue fever—mosquito-related illnesses in the U.S. are on the rise. One pathogen of increasing concern in the U.S. is ...More

October 25, 2012

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Survey Reveals Americans' Concerns About West Nile Virus

According to a new survey conducted by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), 54 percent of Americans are concerned about West Nile virus (WNV), a serious and potentially fatal disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes, and 22 percent took more steps to protect ...More

September 26, 2012

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CDC Issues West Nile Virus Update

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an update on West Nile virus (WNV) activity as reported to ArboNET, by state. ...More

September 5, 2012

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With No West Nile Vaccine in Sight, Self-Protection is Key

As this year’s threat from the West Nile virus continues, one infectious diseases expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham says a vaccine is not in our near future, so people need to protect themselves. The virus, most often spread by the bite of an infected ...More

September 4, 2012

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Clinical Laboratory Tests at the Frontline in the Battle Against West Nile Virus

Across several states, reported cases of West Nile virus (WNV) have surged this summer. As of Aug. 28, 2012, a record-breaking 1,590 human cases of WNV have been reported in the U.S. during 2012, including 65 deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...More

September 4, 2012

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