West Nile Encephalitis and Its Characteristics in Childhood
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West Nile Encephalitis and Its Characteristics in Childhood
West Nile virus (WNV) is a member of the family flavi-viridae. Culex mosquitoes and birds are playing crucial role in the spread of WNV. It can also spread through blood transfusions, organ transplants and from mother to baby in the course of breastfeeding (1). WNV was first isolated in a village of Uganda and many epidemics related to this disease have been reported ever since. However, as of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Iranian Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2008-2142,2008-2150
DOI: 10.5812/ijp.246