Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiología clínica.
Publisher:
Ediciones Doyma, SL. Madrid : Elsevier España
Frequency: Ten no. a year
Country: Spain
Language: Spanish
Author(s):
Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica.
Start Year:1984 -
ISSN:
0213-005X (Print)
1578-1852 (Electronic)
0213-005X (Linking)
1578-1852 (Electronic)
0213-005X (Linking)
Impact Factor
2.5
2022
| NLM ID: | 9104081 |
| (DNLM): | E07770000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 23360851 |
| Coden: | EIMCE2 |
| Classification: | W1 EN5899 |
[West Nile virus infection]. West Nile virus (WNV) is an arbovirus usually transmitted by mosquitoes. The main reservoirs are birds, although the virus may infect several vertebrate species, such as horses and humans. Up to 80% of human infections are asymptomatic. The most frequent clinical presentation is febrile illness, and neuroinvasive disease can occur in less than 1% of cases. Spain is considered a high-risk area for the emergence of WNV due to its climate and the passage of migratory birds from Africa (where the virus is endemic). These birds nest surrounding wetlands where populations of possible vectors for the...