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West Nile virus

infectious agent

Also known as: WNV

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In West Nile virus: Historical distribution
West Nile virus historically was largely confined to Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Russia, India, and Indonesia, where it caused occasional, usually minor, epidemics of denguelike illness or sporadic encephalitis. However, the virus eventually was imported more broadly
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role of Culex mosquitoes

In Culex: Diseases and outbreaks
…also the dominant vectors of West Nile virus, a serious viral disease of birds that can be transmitted to humans. The first outbreak of the virus occurred in Uganda in 1937. Historically, West Nile virus was confined largely to Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Russia, India, and Indonesia,…
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