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West Nile Virus

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For the past thirty years, there has been a worldwide resurgence of zoonotic diseases, infections transmitted between animals and capable of infecting increasingly large human populations. Today, this virus, transmitted by mosquitoes, has become a real public health problem. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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For the past thirty years, there has been a worldwide resurgence of zoonotic diseases, infections transmitted between animals and capable of infecting increasingly large human populations. Today, this virus, transmitted by mosquitoes, has become a real public health problem. West Nile Virus provides an overview of current knowledge of this virus, particularly in France266 p.

Series: Synthèses

Original Title: ‘Le Virus du Nil occidental’; Text in French – Clickable bookmarks in English.

Authors expertises affiliations

  • Dominique J. Bicout, Coordinator.  Physicist, he works on the modeling of complex systems in biophysics and in the assessment of health risks, in particular the mechanisms and processes of the emergence of zoonoses and exposure to chemical substances. VetAgro Sup, Campus vétérinaire de Lyon (France).
  • Thomas Balenghien, Collaborator. Medical entomologist – UMR CMAEE, CIRAD/INRA (Centre de coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement/Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) – 34398 – Montpellier (France).
  • Publication date (print & digital versions): 2013-05 – Quae; Copyright © 2013 by Éditions Quæ.