SynthesisThe Lancet. Microbe2025
Identifying genomic surveillance gaps in Africa for the global public health response to West Nile virus: a systematic review.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- African tick-borne viruses: A systematic review of diversity, epidemiology, clinical impact, and one health strategies.Veterinary research communications · 2026Pooled it
- Forgotten in the tropics: research on Culex mosquitoes is overshadowed in malaria and dengue-endemic regions.Parasites & vectors · 2026Pooled it
- A highly sensitive amplicon sequencing workflow for genomic surveillance of Usutu virus.Virology journal · 2026Article
- Pharmaceutical Strategies for West Nile Virus in Europe, an Underrecognized Cause of Severe Disease and Mortality in Older Adults: From Supportive Care to Antiviral Development.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Opportunities and Challenges of mRNA and VLP Technologies for Pan-Flavivirus Vaccine Development: Focus on Conserved Quaternary Epitope Conformations.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- From fragmented to integrated surveillance in LMICs: digital pathways for outbreak detection and vaccine intelligence.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Phylogenetic insights into the transmission dynamics of arthropod-borne viruses.Nature reviews. Genetics · 2026Review
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Abstract
West Nile virus (WNV) is a priority pathogen that poses a high risk for public health emergencies of global concern. Although WNV is endemic to Africa, only few (n=63) whole genomic sequences are available from the continent. In this Review, we examined the status of the molecular testing and genomic sequencing of WNV across Africa and mapped its global spatiotemporal spread. WNV has been detected in 39 African countries, the Canary Islands, and Réunion Island. Although publications, including those with molecular data, originated from 24 of these countries, genomic sequences were available from only 16 countries. Our analysis identified regions with detected viral circulation but without molecular surveillance. The current literature has substantial knowledge gaps in terms of the disease burden, molecular epidemiology, and distribution of WNV in Africa. Addressing these gaps requires an integrated One Health surveillance approach, which is challenging to establish. We propose three key surveillance needs that could improve the current understanding of the WNV disease burden in Africa, to strengthen the global public health response to this vector-borne disease.
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