Preferred Label : West nile virus, susceptibility to;
Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;
Alternative titles and symbols : Wnv, susceptibility to;
Description : WNV is an enveloped, neurotropic, single-stranded sense RNA flavivirus that is naturally
maintained in a zoonotic cycle between avian hosts and mosquito vectors. The virus
was first isolated from a Ugandan woman in 1937 and subsequently emerged in Europe
and, in 1999, in New York, with eventual spread throughout North America. WNV causes
a spectrum of disease ranging from acute fever to lethal encephalitis. Susceptibility
to WNV is increased in the elderly and in immunocompromised individuals (summary by
Diamond and Klein (2006) and Glass et al. (2005)).;
Prefixed ID : #610379;
Origin ID : 610379;
UMLS CUI : C1835867;
Genes related to phenotype
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