West Nile Virus Infection in the Central Nervous System [version 1; referees: 3 approved]

West Nile virus (WNV), a neurotropic single-stranded flavivirus has been the leading cause of arboviral encephalitis worldwide.  Up to 50% of WNV convalescent patients in the United States were reported to have long-term neurological sequelae.  Neither antiviral drugs nor vaccines are available for...

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Main Authors: Evandro R. Winkelmann, Huanle Luo, Tian Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2016-01-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:http://f1000research.com/articles/5-105/v1