West Nile virus: an update on pathobiology, epidemiology, diagnostics, control and “one health” implications

G Habarugira, WW Suen, J Hobson-Peters, RA Hall… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
West Nile virus (WNV) is an important zoonotic flavivirus responsible for mild fever to severe,
lethal neuroinvasive disease in humans, horses, birds, and other wildlife species. Since its …

Acute viral encephalitis

KL Tyler - New England Journal of Medicine, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Viral Encephalitis Encephalitis is characterized by fever, neurologic deficits, seizures,
pleocytosis, and neuroimaging and EEG abnormalities. The main viral causes segregate …

Blockade of interferon signaling decreases gut barrier integrity and promotes severe West Nile virus disease

SC Lin, FR Zhao, H Janova, A Gervais… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The determinants of severe disease caused by West Nile virus (WNV) and why only~ 1% of
individuals progress to encephalitis remain poorly understood. Here, we use human and …

CyTOF supports efficient detection of immune cell subsets from small samples

Y Yao, R Liu, MS Shin, M Trentalange, H Allore… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Analysis of immune cell states is paramount to our understanding of the
pathogenesis of a broad range of human diseases. Immunologists rely on fluorescence …

Neutralizing antibodies against West Nile virus identified directly from human B cells by single-cell analysis and next generation sequencing

K Tsioris, NT Gupta, AO Ogunniyi… - Integrative …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
West Nile virus (WNV) infection is an emerging mosquito-borne disease that can lead to
severe neurological illness and currently has no available treatment or vaccine. Using …

Risk factors for West Nile virus infection and disease in populations and individuals

RR Montgomery, KO Murray - Expert review of anti-infective …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne enveloped positive-strand RNA virus that
emerged in North America in 1999 in New York City. Over the past 15 years, WNV has …

A journey to the central nervous system: routes of flaviviral neuroinvasion in human disease

EM Marshall, MPG Koopmans, B Rockx - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many arboviruses, including viruses of the Flavivirus genus, are known to cause severe
neurological disease in humans, often with long-lasting, debilitating sequalae in surviving …

Age-related alterations in immune responses to West Nile virus infection

RR Montgomery - Clinical & Experimental Immunology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
West Nile virus (WNV) is the most important causative agent of viral encephalitis worldwide
and an important public health concern in the United States due to its high prevalence …

The role of nucleic acid sensing in controlling microbial and autoimmune disorders

KM Matz, RM Guzman, AG Goodman - … review of cell and molecular biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Innate immunity, the first line of defense against invading pathogens, is an ancient form of
host defense found in all animals, from sponges to humans. During infection, innate immune …

Differential pattern of soluble immune markers in asymptomatic dengue, West Nile and Zika virus infections

R Fares-Gusmao, BC Rocha, E Sippert, MC Lanteri… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Infections with dengue virus (DENV), West Nile virus (WNV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) usually
present similar mild symptoms at early stages, and most infections (~ 80%) are …