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West Nile Virus Update - August 23, 2007: Prevention and Awareness

This update provides essential information regarding the West Nile Virus (WNV), an arthropod-borne virus first identified in 1937 in Uganda. Until 1999, WNV was predominantly found in Asia, Southern Europe, and Africa. This update highlights its transmission via mosquitoes and its relation to the flavivirus family, which includes the Yellow Fever and St. Louis encephalitis viruses. Understanding WNV is crucial for public health initiatives aimed at prevention, awareness, and control of vector-borne infectious diseases in the United States.

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West Nile Virus Update - August 23, 2007: Prevention and Awareness

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    1. West Nile Virus Update August 23, 2007 Carolyn Reimann, MD Emily Zielinski-Gutierrez, DrPH Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases (DVBID) National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fort Collins, Colorado

    2. WNV is an Arthropod-Borne virus First discovered in 1937 in the West Nile district of Uganda Until 1999 only found in Asia, Southern Europe, Africa Flavivirus, in the Japanese Encephalitis Antigenic Complex –similar family to Yellow Fever, St. Louis encephalitis virus Transmitted by mosquitoes

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