Host genetic risk factors for West Nile virus infection and disease progression.

Host genetic risk factors for West Nile virus infection and disease progression.

West Nile virus (WNV), a category B pathogen endemic in parts of Africa, Asia and Europe, emerged in North America in 1999, and spread rapidly across the continental U.S. Outcomes of infection with WNV range from asymptomatic to severe neuroinvasive disease manifested as encephalitis, paralysis, and...

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Main Authors: Abigail W Bigham, Kati J Buckingham, Sofia Husain, Mary J Emond, Kathryn M Bofferding, Heidi Gildersleeve, Ann Rutherford, Natalia M Astakhova, Andrey A Perelygin, Michael P Busch, Kristy O Murray, James J Sejvar, Sharone Green, John Kriesel, Margo A Brinton, Michael Bamshad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3174177?pdf=render

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