ReviewBioMed research international2015
The global ecology and epidemiology of West Nile virus.
Review in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07094724 (High-titer West Nile Virus-neutralizing Plasma for Hospitalized Patients With West Nile Fever), which is not on this map. Cited by 293 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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High-titer West Nile Virus-neutralizing Plasma for Hospitalized Patients With West Nile Fever: a Prospective Controlled Clinical Study Using Historical Controls
Who cites it
293 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 588 citations in OpenAlex.
- Identifying genomic surveillance gaps in Africa for the global public health response to West Nile virus: a systematic review.The Lancet. Microbe · 2025Pooled it
- Significance of vertical transmission of arboviruses in mosquito-borne disease epidemiology.Parasites & vectors · 2025Pooled it
- Correlation Between West Nile Virus and Pregnancy: A Systematic Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
- Diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for severe dengue fever and West Nile fever: A meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Pooled it
- Mechanistic models for West Nile virus transmission: a systematic review of features, aims and parametrization.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Pooled it
- West Nile Virus Infection in Occupational Settings-A Systematic Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Life-history traits associated to West Nile virus seroprevalence in wild birds: Lessons from the recent outbreaks in Spain.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Atlastin-2-mediated endoplasmic reticulum membrane tethering is critical for flavivirus replication.PLoS biology · 2026Article
- Mosquito feeding patterns in the context of West Nile and eastern equine encephalitis viruses in eastern Ontario, Canada.Medical and veterinary entomology · 2026Article
- Usutu virus promotes West Nile virus replication in Culex pipiens biotype molestus during simultaneous and sequential co-infections.PLoS pathogens · 2026Article
- The ER-Resident Protein PDZD8 Inhibits Virus Production of West Nile Virus.Microbiology and immunology · 2026Article
- Eco-Friendly Pectin-Derived Heterocycles as Potent Larvicides: Biochemical and Insecticidal Insights Against Culex pipiens With Computational Investigation.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2026Article
- Research Advances and Future Perspectives of Point-of-Care Detection Technologies and Biosensors for Mosquito-Borne Viruses.Biosensors · 2026Review
- Multiple orthoflaviviruses secrete sfRNA in mosquito saliva to promote transmission by inhibiting MDA5-mediated early interferon response.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Internists facing emerging arboviral diseases: time to get prepared.Internal and emergency medicine · 2026Review
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- A distinct E dimer epitope underlies selective recognition by a protective human West Nile virus antibody.EMBO reports · 2026Article
- Mitogenomics ofEcology and evolution · 2026Article
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233 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Since its initial isolation in Uganda in 1937 through the present, West Nile virus (WNV) has become an important cause of human and animal disease worldwide. WNV, an enveloped virus of the genus Flavivirus, is naturally maintained in an enzootic cycle between birds and mosquitoes, with occasional epizootic spillover causing disease in humans and horses. The mosquito vectors for WNV are widely distributed worldwide, and the known geographic range of WNV transmission and disease has continued to increase over the past 77 years. While most human infections with WNV are asymptomatic, severe neurological disease may develop resulting in long-term sequelae or death. Surveillance and preventive measures are an ongoing need to reduce the public health impact of WNV in areas with the potential for transmission.
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