West Nile virus: the season is upon us
May 22, 2013…quito vector. When first described in 1940 (Smithburn et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1940;1:471-492) in a patient in Uganda, WNV infection produced a mild fever. But the virulence appeared to change in the 1990s with descriptions of severe WNV-associated neurological disease (Hubalek & Halouzka. Emerging Infect Dis 1999; 5:643-650). Subscribe to read more It takes 30 seconds or login using your email address Please enter the email address that you regis…