West Nile Virus

WEST NILE VIRUS   For: Preliminary & Mains Topic covers: WNV- causes, transmission, outbreak & symptoms, Japanese encephalitis   News Flash Along with four cases of West Nile Fever, three Japanese Encephalitis cases were reported from the state of Kerala. The presence of the West Nile virus was identified from the mosquito samples and serum samples of the close contacts of the infected persons. These samples were collected from Chathamangalam, Kundungal, Vellayil areas by a…

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