Diagnosis of West Nile Virus Human Infections: Overview and Proposal of Diagnostic Protocols Considering the Results of External Quality Assessment Studies

Diagnosis of West Nile Virus Human Infections: Overview and Proposal of Diagnostic Protocols Considering the Results of External Quality Assessment Studies

West Nile virus, genus Flavivirus, is transmitted between birds and occasionally other animals by ornithophilic mosquitoes. This virus also infects humans causing asymptomatic infections in about 85% of cases and <1% of clinical cases progress to severe neuroinvasive disease. The virus also prese...

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Main Authors:	Ana Vázquez, Stefania Varani, Antonio Tenorio, Andrea Sanchini, Giada Rossini, Anna Pierro, Anna Papa, Matthias Niedrig, Ernest A. Gould, Leticia Franco, Paolo Gaibani, Camille Escadafal, Olivier Donoso-Mantke, Rémi Charrel, Francesca Cavrini, Maria R. Capobianchi, Vittorio Sambri, Caterina Vocale, Herve Zeller
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2013-09-01
Series:	Viruses
Subjects:	West Nile virus state of the art laboratory diagnostic external quality assurance
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/5/10/2329

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