West Nile Fever

"West Nile Fever" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A mosquito-borne viral illness caused by the WEST NILE VIRUS, a FLAVIVIRUS and endemic to regions of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Common clinical features include HEADACHE; FEVER; maculopapular rash; gastrointestinal symptoms; and lymphadenopathy. MENINGITIS; ENCEPHALITIS; and MYELITIS may also occur. The disease may occasionally be fatal or leave survivors with residual neurologic deficits. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, p13; Lancet 1998 Sep 5;352(9130):767-71)

Descriptor ID	D014901
MeSH Number(s)	C02.081.343.950 C02.182.525.300.850 C02.290.310.950 C02.782.310.950 C02.782.350.250.900 C10.228.140.430.520.750.300.887 C10.228.228.245.340.300.887 C10.228.228.399.750.300.887
Concept/Terms	West Nile Fever West Nile Fever WNV Infection Infection, WNV Infections, WNV WNV Infections West Nile Virus Infection West Nile Fever Myelitis West Nile Fever Myelitis West Nile Fever Meningoencephalitis West Nile Fever Meningoencephalitis Encephalitis, West Nile Fever Encephalitis, West Nile Fever West Nile Fever Encephalitis West Nile Fever Meningitis West Nile Fever Meningitis

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "West Nile Fever".

Diseases [C]
Virus Diseases [C02]
Arbovirus Infections [C02.081]
Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.081.343]
West Nile Fever [C02.081.343.950]
Central Nervous System Viral Diseases [C02.182]
Encephalitis, Viral [C02.182.525]
Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.182.525.300]
West Nile Fever [C02.182.525.300.850]
Encephalitis, Viral [C02.290]
Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.290.310]
West Nile Fever [C02.290.310.950]
RNA Virus Infections [C02.782]
Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.782.310]
West Nile Fever [C02.782.310.950]
Flaviviridae Infections [C02.782.350]
Flavivirus Infections [C02.782.350.250]
West Nile Fever [C02.782.350.250.900]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Encephalitis [C10.228.140.430]
Infectious Encephalitis [C10.228.140.430.520]
Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.140.430.520.750]
Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C10.228.140.430.520.750.300]
West Nile Fever [C10.228.140.430.520.750.300.887]
Central Nervous System Infections [C10.228.228]
Central Nervous System Viral Diseases [C10.228.228.245]
Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.228.245.340]
Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C10.228.228.245.340.300]
West Nile Fever [C10.228.228.245.340.300.887]
Infectious Encephalitis [C10.228.228.399]
Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.228.399.750]
Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C10.228.228.399.750.300]
West Nile Fever [C10.228.228.399.750.300.887]

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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "West Nile Fever".

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Bar chart showing 42 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	1	0	1
2005	1	0	1
2006	2	0	2
2008	3	0	3
2009	2	2	4
2010	0	1	1
2011	2	0	2
2012	3	0	3
2013	2	0	2
2014	4	1	5
2015	3	0	3
2016	2	0	2
2018	2	0	2
2019	1	0	1
2020	2	0	2
2021	2	1	3
2024	0	1	1
2025	3	1	4

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Tuchynskaya K, Vorovitch M, Kruglov Y, Mostipanova G, Kholodilov I, Ivanova A, Kuchina V, Rogova A, Karganova G. Mono-WNV and combined WNV/TBEV inactivated vaccine efficacy against a wide range of WNV and TBEV strains. Front Immunol. 2025; 16:1715371.

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Vera AJ, Soliz AG, Vera KR, Ortega OJ, Karki CB, Su X, Lavretsky P, de la Mora-Covarrubia A, Watts DM. Meteorological Effects on the Abundance of West Nile Virus Mosquito Vectors in Two Communities Located on the Texas-Mexico Border in the Northern Chihuahuan Desert. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2025 Dec; 25(12):761-772.

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Esposito N, Viceconte G, Festa L, Alf? FA, Carriero C, Codella AV, Glielmo A, Forgione L, Buonomo AR, Muccio FC, Lamberti M, Alfano R, Coppola MG, Megna AS, Gentile I. Outbreak of Human Neuroinvasive West Nile Virus Infection in Campania, Italy, August-September 2024. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2025 Sep; 25(9):565-567.

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Tsai W-Y, Tseng AC, Chen G-H, Hsieh S-C, Balmaseda A, Nerurkar VR, Harris E, Wang W-K. Identification of West Nile virus infection by anti-premembrane antibodies in Nicaraguan children prior to 2007-2009. Microbiol Spectr. 2025 Jul; 13(7):e0004725.

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Tseng AC, Nerurkar VR, Neupane KR, Kae H, Kaufusi PH. Membrane Retention of West Nile Virus NS5 Depends on NS1 or NS3 for Enzymatic Activity. Viruses. 2024 08 16; 16(8).

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Hsieh SC, Tsai WY, Tsai JJ, Stone M, Simmons G, Busch MP, Lanteri M, Stramer SL, Balmaseda A, Harris E, Wang WK. Identification of Anti-Premembrane Antibody as a Serocomplex-Specific Marker To Discriminate Zika, Dengue, and West Nile Virus Infections. J Virol. 2021 09 09; 95(19):e0061921.

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Tseng AC, Nerurkar VR, Neupane KR, Kae H, Kaufusi PH. Potential Dual Role of West Nile Virus NS2B in Orchestrating NS3 Enzymatic Activity in Viral Replication. Viruses. 2021 01 31; 13(2).

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Garg H, Yeh R, Watts DM, Mehmetoglu-Gurbuz T, Resendes R, Parsons B, Gonzales F, Joshi A. Enhancement of Zika virus infection by antibodies from West Nile virus seropositive individuals with no history of clinical infection. BMC Immunol. 2021 01 09; 22(1):5.

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Tsai WY, Driesse K, Tsai JJ, Hsieh SC, Sznajder Granat R, Jenkins O, Chang GJ, Wang WK. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays using virus-like particles containing mutations of conserved residues on envelope protein can distinguish three flavivirus infections. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2020 Dec; 9(1):1722-1732.

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Palermo PM, Orbegozo J, Morrill JC, Watts DM. Serological Evidence of West Nile Virus Infection in White-Tailed Deer in Central Texas. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2020 11; 20(11):850-854.

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