West Nile virus
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west-nile-virus-181-1409042
title:
West Nile virus
text:
West Nile virus (WNV) is a single-stranded RNA virus that causes West Nile fever. It is a member of the family Flaviviridae, from the genus Flavivirus, which also contains the Zika virus, dengue virus, and yellow fever virus. The virus is primarily transmitted by mosquitoes, mostly species of Culex. The primary hosts of WNV are birds, so that the virus remains within a "bird–mosquito–bird" transmission cycle. The virus is genetically related to the Japanese encephalitis family of viruses. Humans
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of flavivirus causing West Nile fever
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Nile_virus
date created:
2016-05-26T07:32:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T23:32:19Z
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