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2. Take Care: Common questions about West Nile virus - AOL

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   West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne virus first identified in the United States in 1999. It is most commonly found in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and North America.

3. West Nile fever - Wikipedia

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   West Nile virus can be sampled from the environment by the pooling of trapped mosquitoes via ovitraps, carbon dioxide-baited light traps, and gravid traps, testing blood samples drawn from wild birds, dogs, and sentinel monkeys, and testing brains of dead birds found by various animal control agencies and the public.

4. West Nile virus - Wikipedia

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   West Nile fever is an infection by the West Nile virus, which is typically spread by mosquitoes. [53] In about 80% of infections people have few or no symptoms . [ 54 ] About 20% of people develop a fever , headache, vomiting, or a rash. [ 53 ]

5. Mosquito-borne disease - Wikipedia

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   West Nile virus was accidentally introduced into the US in 1999 and by 2003 had spread to almost every state with over 3,000 cases in 2006. Other species of Aedes as well as Culex and Culiseta are also involved in the transmission of disease. [citation needed] Myxomatosis is spread by biting insects, including mosquitoes. [10]

6. As mosquito-borne illnesses spread, here's how to tell West ...

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   There also are no vaccines available for West Nile or EEE.However, a dengue vaccine is available in the U.S. and is FDA approved for children between ages 9 and 16 who have a laboratory-confirmed ...

7. ‘A lot more cases to come’: West Nile Virus season off to an ...

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   There is no West Nile Virus vaccine available for humans (although there is one for horses) and no antiviral treatments for the virus. Symptoms of West Nile Virus are similar to those of flu and ...