Epidemiology and ecology of West Nile virus in sub-Saharan Africa

Epidemiology and ecology of West Nile virus in sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract West Nile virus (WNV) is the aetiological agent of the mosquito-borne zoonotic disease West Nile fever. The virus, first isolated in Uganda in 1937, evolved into two distinct lineages in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) that subsequently spread to most continents where the virus has evolved further...

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Main Authors: Waidi F. Sule, Daniel O. Oluwayelu, Luis M. Hernández-Triana, Anthony R. Fooks, Marietjie Venter, Nicholas Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
West Nile virus
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mosquito
Birds
Migration
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2998-y

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