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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022

West Nile virus outbreak in Pakistan: Another potential public health threat in the pipeline?

Summaiyya Waseem, Taha Gul Shaikh, Syed Hassan Ahmed, Rana Muhammad Usama, Muhammad Sohaib Asghar, Muhammad Junaid Tahir

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Summaiyya WaseemDow University of Health Sciences, 74200, Karachi, Pakistan.
Taha Gul ShaikhDow University of Health Sciences, 74200, Karachi, Pakistan.
Syed Hassan AhmedDow University of Health Sciences, 74200, Karachi, Pakistan.
Rana Muhammad UsamaLahore General Hospital, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Muhammad Sohaib AsgharDow University of Health Sciences-Ojha Campus, 75300, Karachi, Pakistan.
Muhammad Junaid TahirLahore General Hospital, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

West Nile virus (WNV), a single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the family of Flaviviridae, is an arbovirus transmitted to humans predominantly by mosquito bites. It exhibits a wide range of clinical findings ranging from asymptomatic presentation to severe several neurological disorders. WNV has afflicted several countries around the globe including Pakistan. News of yet another outbreak in the country by WNV is circulating again. Concerned authorities should act vigilantly before the endemic takes over completely and bring down the already bereaving healthcare of Pakistan.

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ArbovirusEpidemicGlobal healthInfectionVirusWest Nile fever

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PMID35638065
PMCPMC9142610

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