West Nile Virus: A Reemerging Global Pathogen.

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: July 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

The recognition of West Nile (WN) virus in the Western Hemisphere in the summer of 1999 marked the first introduction in recent history of an Old World flavivirus into the New World (1,2). The United States is not alone, however, in reporting new or heightened activity in humans and other animals, and incursions of flaviviruses into new areas are likely to continue through increasing global commerce and travel. Similar expansion of other flaviviruses has been documented. Dengue viruses, perhaps the most important human flaviviral pathogens, have spread from roots in Asia to all ...

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