West Nile Virus: High Transmission Rate in North-Western European Mosquitoes Indicates Its Epidemic Potential and Warrants Increased Surveillance.

• Main Authors: Jelke J Fros (Author), Corinne Geertsema (Author), Chantal B Vogels (Author), Peter P Roosjen (Author), Anna-Bella Failloux (Author), Just M Vlak (Author), Constantianus J Koenraadt (Author), Willem Takken (Author), Gorben P Pijlman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:West Nile virus (WNV) is a highly pathogenic flavivirus transmitted by Culex spp. mosquitoes. In North America (NA), lineage 1 WNV caused the largest outbreak of neuroinvasive disease to date, while a novel pathogenic lineage 2 strain circulates in southern Europe. To estimate WNV lineage...