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Equine encephalitis is a family of horse diseases that also affect humans. Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain. Several forms of viral encephalitis can infect equines, and these include: Eastern equine encephalitis virus; Japanese encephalitis virus; Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus; Western equine encephalitis virus; West Nile virus
The first case of West Nile virus in Las Vegas was recorded in 2004 — five years after the United States’ first case was documented in 1999 in New York City. Las Vegas’ most recent West Nile ...
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.
When Dr. Anthony Fauci became infected with West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne disease, it was so severe that he had to be hospitalized. Fauci, once the top US infectious disease expert, is now ...
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 ]
A veterinary DNA vaccine to protect horses from West Nile virus has been approved. [14] Another West Nile virus vaccine has been tested successfully on American robins. [15] DNA immunization is also being investigated as a means of developing antivenom sera. [1] DNA immunization can be used as a technology platform for monoclonal antibody ...
Some West Nile cases resulted from organ transplants and some but not all organs/donors are tested. [6] As of 2020, the disease outbreak is considered ongoing and essentially endemic. As well as humans, countless birds and over 27,000 horses have been infected, providing additional reservoirs for the virus. [7]
Since West Nile was first detected in the U.S. in 1999, it’s become the most common mosquito-borne illness in the country. The bugs become infected when they bite sick birds, then spread the ...