Rapid spread of a new West Nile virus lineage 1 associated with increased risk of neuroinvasive disease during a large outbreak in Italy in 2022 - Concepedia

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Rapid spread of a new West Nile virus lineage 1 associated with increased risk of neuroinvasive disease during a large outbreak in Italy in 2022

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2022

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Luisa Barzon, Monia Pacenti, Fabrizio Montarsi, Diletta Fornasiero, Federica Gobbo, Erika Quaranta, Isabella Monne, Alice Fusaro, Andrea Volpe, Alessandro Sinigaglia,

Journal of Travel Medicine

Abstract

Comparative analysis of WNV-1 vs WNV-2 infection in humans, wild birds, and mosquitos showed a rapid expansion of WNV-1 and suggested that WNV-1 infected patients might have an increased risk to develop severe disease.

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