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SynthesisPathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2024

West Nile Virus Infection in Occupational Settings-A Systematic Review.

Amienwanlen E Odigie, Angela Stufano, Valentina Schino, Aya Attia Koraney Zarea, Linda A Ndiana, Daniela Mrenoshki, Iniobong C I Ugochukwu, Piero Lovreglio, Grazia Greco, Annamaria Pratelli and 2 more

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Amienwanlen E OdigieDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, SP 62 Casamassima km 3, 70010 Valenzano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8546-2997
Angela StufanoInterdisciplinary Department of Medicine-Section of Occupational Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9101-7742
Valentina SchinoInterdisciplinary Department of Medicine-Section of Occupational Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0009-0004-0930-3881
Aya Attia Koraney ZareaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, SP 62 Casamassima km 3, 70010 Valenzano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2290-1988
Linda A NdianaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, SP 62 Casamassima km 3, 70010 Valenzano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7891-9461
Daniela MrenoshkiDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, SP 62 Casamassima km 3, 70010 Valenzano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6400-4890
Iniobong C I UgochukwuDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, SP 62 Casamassima km 3, 70010 Valenzano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7410-8311
Piero LovreglioInterdisciplinary Department of Medicine-Section of Occupational Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1609-9397
Grazia GrecoDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, SP 62 Casamassima km 3, 70010 Valenzano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4338-6746
Annamaria PratelliDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, SP 62 Casamassima km 3, 70010 Valenzano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6862-1792
Michele CameroDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, SP 62 Casamassima km 3, 70010 Valenzano, Italy.
Maria TempestaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, SP 62 Casamassima km 3, 70010 Valenzano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4300-8822

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWest Nile virus (WNV) is an emerging mosquito-borne neurotropic virus, belonging to the

methodsA comprehensive search was conducted to identify studies until September 2023 in multiple databases such as PubMed/MEDLINE, SCOPUS and Web of Science, according to the PRISMA 2020 statement. Risk of bias of collected papers was assessed by the ROB tool of the National Toxicology Program's Office of Health Assessment and Translation handbook.

resultsA total of 21 studies were included in the systematic review, out of which seventeen were observational studies and four were case reports. Workers identified as at higher risk for WNV infection were military workers, veterinarians, agricultural workers, farmers, and laboratory workers with contact with infected fluids or aerosols.

conclusionsThe identification of higher-risk workers could facilitate active surveillance by occupational physicians, which could improve our understanding of the epidemiology of WNV and, in addition, could help tailor appropriate preventive recommendations, reducing the overall burden of disease in high-risk areas.

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Occupational ExposureWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusHumansOccupational DiseasesRisk Factorsmosquito-borne diseaseoccupational exposureriskWest Nile virusworkers

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