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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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==Natural Reservoir== | |||
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*West Nile virus was first identified in 1937 in Uganda in eastern Africa. It was first discovered in the United States in the summer of 1999 in New York. Since then, the virus has spread throughout the United States. | *West Nile virus was first identified in 1937 in Uganda in eastern Africa. It was first discovered in the United States in the summer of 1999 in New York. Since then, the virus has spread throughout the United States. | ||
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*West Nile virus may also be spread through [[blood transfusions]] and [[organ transplants]]. It is possible for an infected mother to spread the [[virus]] to her child through [[breast milk]]. | *West Nile virus may also be spread through [[blood transfusions]] and [[organ transplants]]. It is possible for an infected mother to spread the [[virus]] to her child through [[breast milk]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 20:03, 10 September 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]