Comparison of West Nile virus disease in humans and horses: exploiting similarities for enhancing syndromic surveillance

ER Schwarz, MT Long - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
West Nile virus (WNV) neuroinvasive disease threatens the health and well-being of horses
and humans worldwide. Disease in horses and humans is remarkably similar. The …

Molecular determinants of West Nile virus virulence and pathogenesis in vertebrate and invertebrate hosts

L Fiacre, N Pagès, E Albina, J Richardson… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
West Nile virus (WNV), like the dengue virus (DENV) and yellow fever virus (YFV), are major
arboviruses belonging to the Flavivirus genus. WNV is emerging or endemic in many …

Epidemiology of West Nile virus in Africa: An underestimated threat

G Mencattelli, MHD Ndione, R Rosà… - PLoS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus which has been posing
continuous challenges to public health worldwide due to the identification of new lineages …

Seroepidemiological survey of West Nile virus infections in horses from berlin/brandenburg and north rhine-westphalia, Germany

F Bergmann, DS Trachsel, SD Stoeckle, J Bernis Sierra… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Following the introduction of the West Nile virus (WNV) into eastern Germany in 2018,
increasing infections have been diagnosed in birds, equines, and humans over time, while …

Serological evidence of co‐circulation of West Nile and Usutu viruses in equids from western Spain

F Guerrero‐Carvajal, D Bravo‐Barriga… - Transboundary and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito‐borne emerging virus in Europe with capacity to cause
neurological complications such as encephalitis or meningoencephalitis in humans, birds or …

European College of Equine Internal Medicine consensus statement on equine flaviviridae infections in Europe

JMV Cavalleri, O Korbacska‐Kutasi… - Journal of veterinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Horses and other equids can be infected with several viruses of the family Flaviviridae,
belonging to the genus Flavivirus and Hepacivirus. This consensus statement focuses on …

Contrasted epidemiological patterns of West Nile virus lineages 1 and 2 infections in France from 2015 to 2019

C Beck, I Leparc Goffart, F Franke, G Gonzalez… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since 2015, annual West Nile virus (WNV) outbreaks of varying intensities have been
reported in France. Recent intensification of enzootic WNV circulation was observed in the …

Seroprevalence and risk factors for equine West Nile virus infections in eastern Germany, 2020

S Ganzenberg, M Sieg, U Ziegler, M Pfeffer… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
West Nile virus (WNV) infections were first detected in Germany in 2018, but information
about WNV seroprevalence in horses is limited. The study's overall goal was to gather …

West Nile virus lineage 1 in Italy: newly introduced or a re-occurrence of a previously circulating strain?

G Mencattelli, F Iapaolo, F Monaco, G Fusco… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
In Italy, West Nile virus (WNV) appeared for the first time in the Tuscany region in 1998. After
10 years of absence, it re-appeared in the areas surrounding the Po River delta, affecting …

Severe neurologic disease in a horse caused by tick-borne encephalitis virus, Austria, 2021

P de Heus, Z Bagó, P Weidinger, D Lale, DS Trachsel… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
As evidenced by sero-epidemiological studies, infections of horses with the tick-borne
encephalitis virus (TBEV) occur frequently in TBEV-endemic areas. However, there are only …