CSF findings in 250 patients with serologically confirmed West Nile virus meningitis and encephalitis

250例经血清学证实为 西 尼罗河病毒性脑膜炎和 脑炎患者的CSF检查结果

Diseases caused by mosquito-borne viruses especially Dengue fever are reaching disastrous levels . In the U.S. the West Nile encephalitis virus is rapidly spreading westward .

其他蚊媒病如登革热日趋严重；美国 西部 西 尼罗河 脑炎病毒也在迅速蔓延。

West Nile fever and encephalitis caused by West Nile virus ( WNV ) is maintained in a natural transmission cycle involving mosquito vectors and bird reservoir hosts with the fatality of 4 % ~ 11 % .

西尼罗病毒（Westnilevirus，WNV）感染是一种经蚊虫传播、以鸟类为主要动物宿主的自然疫源性疾病，在临床上可表现为西尼罗热或西尼罗 脑炎，病死率4～11%。

West Nile virus is a new global public health problem in recent years being of one the causes of the lethal viral encephalitis .

西尼罗病毒可引起人和 马 的 西尼罗病毒性 脑炎，是近年来全球性公共卫生的新威胁。

Human or equine infection results primarily from mosquito bites and West Nile fever or West Nile encephalitis can be caused .

人、马经带毒蚊虫的叮咬而感染，引发西尼罗河热或 西 尼罗河 病毒 性 脑炎。

West Nile virus ( WNV ) within the Flavivirus genus of the family Flaviviridae cause human severe diseases ranging from West Nile fever to West Nile encephalitis or meningitis .

西尼罗病毒（Westnilevirus）属于黄病毒科黄病毒属，该病毒感染人类可导致西尼罗热、 西 尼罗 脑炎、脑膜炎等严重疾病。

An experimental study on immune cross-reaction between West Nile virus and Japanese encephalitis virus

西尼罗病毒与 乙脑病毒免疫交叉反应的实验研究

West Nile Virus ( WNV ) is a member of the flavivirus genus and belongs to the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of the family Flaviviridae .

西 尼罗河病毒是黄病毒属的一种，与日本 脑炎抗原复合物同属黄病毒属。

Objective To compare the biological characteristics of West Nile virus ( WNV ) and Japanese encephalitis virus ( JEV ) including cells sensitivity pathogenicity viral morphology as well as the results of immunological and molecular biological detection .

目的对 西 尼罗病毒（WNV）和 乙脑病毒（JEV）的致细胞病变效应（CPE）、致病性、形态学、免疫学和分子生物学性状进行比较，为WNV感染的鉴别诊断提供依据。