Understanding West Nile virus transmission: Mathematical modelling to quantify the most critical parameters to predict infection dynamics.

• Main Authors: Elisa Fesce (Author), Giovanni Marini (Author), Roberto Rosà (Author), Davide Lelli (Author), Monica Pierangela Cerioli (Author), Mario Chiari (Author), Marco Farioli (Author), Nicola Ferrari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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West Nile disease is a vector-borne disease caused by West Nile virus (WNV), involving mosquitoes as vectors and birds as maintenance hosts. Humans and other mammals can be infected via mosquito bites, developing symptoms ranging from mild fever to severe neurological infection. Due to the worldwide...