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WNV is a neurotropic virus that can cause neurological disease and death in people. WNV is a member of the flavivirus genus and belongs to the Japanese  encephalitis antigenic complex of Flaviviridae.  WNV was first identified in birds and was not considered pathogenic for birds until a more violent strain of the virus caused death, encephalitis, or paralysis in birds.
Link: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs354/en/

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Bulleted list of the structure of virus

RNA genome with single stranded RNA  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC87922/

The virus does not transmit enzymes

The virus is an icosahedral particle with the capsid protein associating with the RNA genome to form the nucleocapsid. http://cmr.asm.org/content/25/4/635.full

The biruse has a second layer or a tegument protein layer. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2169088/

The virus has an envelope lipid bilayer? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4178726/

The virus contains envelope proteins which are responsible for binding the receptor on the cell surface.
are there any surface. http://cmr.asm.org/content/25/4/635.full

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When and Where? West Nile Virus was first discovered  in a woman in  Uganda in 1937 and has since outbreaks in Romania and Algeria in the 1990's, and was first introduced to the United States in 1999
How? The patient was first presented in a large study for yellow fever virus, however they new this virus was something new they discovered because pathology was primary in the Central Nervous System, showing its neurotropic nature
Links: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007186.htm
http://www.vdci.net/vector-borne-diseases/west-nile-virus-education-and-mosquito-management-to-protect-public-health
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3111838/
https://www.emaze.com/@AIOQCROT/Presentation-Name

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-The viruses ideal host is a bird as it feeds off it ( Culex pipiens, Cluex tarsalis) but it is transmitted through mosquitoes as they can spread the virus rapidly and efficiently.
-WNV is a neurotropic, arthropod-borne flavivirus.
Links: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3485754/
http://cmr.asm.org/content/25/4/635.full

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-Approximately 10% of patients developed flaccid paralysis
-1 in 150 infections resulted in encephalitis or meningitis
-Mortality rates for people with the severe illness is 3-15%, especially in those over 75 years old
Link: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/312210-overview

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-No vaccine or specific  antiviral treatments are available
-Over-the-counter pain relievers can be used to reduce fever or other symptoms
Link: https://www.cdc.gov/westnile/symptoms/index.html

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Microscopic view of the virus
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More than half of the confirmed West Nile virus cases in the country this year have been in Texas - over 1,000 Texans have contracted the disease. And local authorities have surprising figures about how prevalent the virus is in the Austin area.

The outbreak was so severe in the Dallas area that officials decided to spray insecticide from airplanes to kill mosquitoes carrying the disease. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the plan worked and that the worst may be over the area. But the same is not true in Central Texas.

"If you look at Texas as a whole, the percentage of infected mosquitoes has gone down in the North Texas area but is staying up in the Central Texas area. We're still seeing about 28 percent of the mosquitoes that we test, as of earlier this week in Travis County, about 28 percent are still positive for the virus," Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner Dr. David Lakey says.

In Dallas County, only six percent of mosquitoes are now testing positive for West Nile.

As KUT News previously reported, while there is only one form of West Nile virus, there's two forms of illness. One is West Nile fever, a passing, flu-like illness. (The majority of West Nile cases have been just those.)

But those with compromised immune systems may be susceptible to a stronger form of the illness - West Nile neuroinvasive disease, which can be deadly.

Carole Barasch is the communications director for Austin-Travis County Health and Human Services. She says the county can expect to see additional West Nile virus cases this month.

"There are mosquitoes carrying disease throughout Austin-Travis County," Barasch says. "This is very pervasive and there's not one particular spot that's being hit harder than another. It's out there, it's everywhere, it's here to stay in our community."

You can read tips on how to protect yourself from mosquitoes here.

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One in Four Travis County Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile

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More than half of the confirmed West Nile virus cases in the country this year have been in Texas - over 1,000 Texans have contracted the disease. And local authorities have surprising figures about how prevalent the virus is in the Austin area.