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Descriptor
English
:
West Nile virus
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Virus del Nilo Occidental
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Vírus do Nilo Ocidental
Synonyms
English
:
Egypt 101 virus
Kunjin virus
Tree Number:
B04.820.250.350.300.950
B04.909.777.270.475.950
B04.909.777.310.350.300.950
Definition
English
:
A species of
FLAVIVIRUS
, one of the Japanese
encephalitis
virus group (ENCEPHALITIS
VIRUSES
, JAPANESE). It can infect
birds
and
mammals
. In
humans
, it is seen most frequently in
Africa
,
Asia
, and
Europe
presenting as a silent
infection
or undifferentiated
fever
(WEST NILE FEVER). The virus appeared in
North America
for the first
time
in 1999. It is transmitted mainly by
CULEX
spp mosquitoes which feed primarily on
birds
, but it can also be carried by the Asian Tiger mosquito,
AEDES
albopictus, which feeds mainly on
mammals.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection =
WEST NILE FEVER
See Related
English
:
West Nile Fever
History Note
English
:
1973 (1965); for KUNJIN VIRUS use ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, JAPANESE 1994-2001
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
chemistry
classification
drug effects
enzymology
growth & development
genetics
immunology
isolation & purification
metabolism
physiology
pathogenicity
radiation effects
ultrastructure
Record Number:
15304
Unique Identifier:
D014902
Occurrence in VHL
:
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