Genetic Diversity of West Nile virus Isolated from the tick, Rhipicephalus pulchellus, in Kenya

phylogeography and genetic diversity of the lesser mouse- eared bat (myotis blythii) in iran

in current study, 63 samples of bat populations collected from differ regions were used for evaluating the geographic variations. twenty cranial and dental characters for traditional morphometric and landmarks method on the ventral, dorsal skull and mandible for geometry morphometric studies were used. statistical analyses of traditional morphometric and geometry morphometric data indicated low...

Phylodynamics, vectorial competence and genetic diversity of West Nile virus in Africa: implications for global emergence of West Nile

West Nile virus (WNV) is a flavivirus (Flaviviridae family) and its transmission cycle involves Culex spp. mosquitoes and birds as reservoirs host whereas humans and horses are dead-end hosts. Clinical symptoms of WN human infections range from asymptomatic or mild influenza like disease to severe neurological and meningoencephalitis syndromes. West Nile is a neglected emerging disease with maj...

Ixodid and Argasid Tick Species and West Nile Virus

Control of West Nile virus (WNV) can only be effective if the vectors and reservoirs of the virus are identified and controlled. Although mosquitoes are the primary vectors, WNV has repeatedly been isolated from ticks. Therefore, tick-borne transmission studies were performed with an ixodid (Ixodes ricinus) and an argasid tick species (Ornithodoros moubata). Both species became infected after f...

Application of a Microarray-Based Assay for the Study of Genetic Diversity of West Nile Virus

Genetic Diversity in the Collaborative Cross Model Recapitulates Human West Nile Virus Disease Outcomes

UNLABELLED West Nile virus (WNV) is an emerging neuroinvasive flavivirus that now causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. The innate and adaptive immune responses to WNV infection have been well studied in C57BL/6J inbred mice, but this model lacks the variations in susceptibility, immunity, and outcome to WNV infection that are observed in humans, thus limiting its usefulness to ...