West Nile virus

"West Nile virus" 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 species of FLAVIVIRUS, one of the Japanese encephalitis virus group (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, JAPANESE). It can infect birds and mammals. In humans, it is seen most frequently in Africa, Asia, and Europe presenting as a silent infection or undifferentiated fever (WEST NILE FEVER). The virus appeared in North America for the first time in 1999. It is transmitted mainly by CULEX spp mosquitoes which feed primarily on birds, but it can also be carried by the Asian Tiger mosquito, AEDES albopictus, which feeds mainly on mammals.

Descriptor ID	D014902
MeSH Number(s)	B04.820.230.475.950 B04.820.250.350.300.950
Concept/Terms	West Nile virus West Nile virus Egypt 101 virus Kunjin virus Kunjin virus

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Organisms [B]
Viruses [B04]
RNA Viruses [B04.820]
Encephalitis Viruses [B04.820.230]
Encephalitis Viruses, Japanese [B04.820.230.475]
West Nile virus [B04.820.230.475.950]
Flaviviridae [B04.820.250]
Flavivirus [B04.820.250.350]
Encephalitis Viruses, Japanese [B04.820.250.350.300]
West Nile virus [B04.820.250.350.300.950]

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Bar chart showing 43 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2005	2	0	2
2006	2	0	2
2008	2	1	3
2009	2	1	3
2010	2	0	2
2011	2	0	2
2012	3	0	3
2013	0	1	1
2014	6	0	6
2015	3	0	3
2016	3	0	3
2018	1	0	1
2020	1	3	4
2021	2	1	3
2024	1	0	1
2025	2	0	2

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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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Watts DM, Rodriguez CM, Palermo PM, Suarez V, Wong SJ, Orbegozo J, Dupuis AP, Kramer LD, Gonzalez FJ, Handel GA. Serosurvey for dengue virus infection among pregnant women in the West Nile virus enzootic community of El Paso Texas. PLoS One. 2020; 15(11):e0242889.

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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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Kaufusi PH, Tseng AC, Kelley JF, Nerurkar VR. Selective Reactivity of Anti-Japanese Encephalitis Virus NS4B Antibody Towards Different Flaviviruses. Viruses. 2020 02 14; 12(2).

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