Guillain–Barré Syndrome Secondary to West Nile Virus in New York City
West Nile virus (WNV) is an arthropod-borne flavivirus belonging taxonomically to the Japanese encephalitis subgroup. Usually, it is transmitted by Culex pipiens mosquitoes. Consequently, an increase in WNV-positive mosquitoes presents a rise of the number of patients, as it has been seen in NYC. We...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2020-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6501658 |