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West Nile Encephalitis

Abstract

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Synonyms of West Nile Encephalitis

Eastern equine encephalitis
EEE
Japanese encephalitis
Kunjin fever
Venezuelan encephalitis
Viral encephalitis
WEE
Western equine encephalitis
West Nile Fever
West Nile virus
WNE

Disorder Subdivisions

No subdivisions found.

General Discussion

There are seventeen species of birds that are the known carriers of and transmit West Nile Encephalitis (WNE) to humans via the Culex, Aedes, and Anopheles mosquitoes. WNE first causes symptomatic or asymptomatic illness in wild migratory birds that act as viral replication factories. Wild birds infected with WNE contain high titers of the virus and remain viremic for 1-2 weeks, making them ideal hosts to perpetuate the disease. Mosquitoes transmit WNE from birds to humans. Horses, dogs, and other small animals may harbor WNE after being bitten; however, they are inefficient transmitters because viral titers are relatively low, and WNE viremia is short-lived in these animals.

Organizations related to West Nile Encephalitis

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 1600 Clifton Road NE
- Atlanta, GA 30333
- Phone #: 404-639-3534
- 800 #: 800-232-4636
- e-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
- Home page: http://www.cdc.gov/
Encephalitis Global
- 18 North Broadway #404
- Tarrytown, NY 10591 USA
- Phone #: 604--98-0-2236
- 800 #: N/A
- e-mail: admin@encephalitisglobal.org
- Home page: http://www.encephalitisglobal.org
Encephalitis Society
- 32 Castlegate
- Malton
- North Yorkshire, YO17 7DT United Kingdom
- Phone #: 440-165-3692583
- 800 #: N/A
- e-mail: N/A
- Home page: http://www.encephalitis.info
Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
- PO Box 8126
- Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8126
- Phone #: 301-251-4925
- 800 #: 888-205-2311
- e-mail: N/A
- Home page: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/
MUMS National Parent-to-Parent Network
- 150 Custer Court
- Green Bay, WI 54301-1243 USA
- Phone #: N/A
- 800 #: N/A
- e-mail: mums@netnet.net
- Home page: http://www.netnet.net/mums/
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Office of Communications and Government Relations
- 6610 Rockledge Drive, MSC 6612
- Bethesda, MD 20892-6612
- Phone #: 301-496-5717
- 800 #: 866-284-4107
- e-mail: ocpostoffice@niaid.nih.gov
- Home page: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- P.O. Box 5801
- Bethesda, MD 20824
- Phone #: 301-496-5751
- 800 #: 800-352-9424
- e-mail: N/A
- Home page: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
Transverse Myelitis Association
- 1787 Sutter Parkway
- Powell, OH 43065-8806 USA
- Phone #: 614-766-1806
- 800 #: --
- e-mail: info@myelitis.org
- Home page: http://www.myelitis.org

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