US EditionWest Nile Virus: when It Comes to the Serious Course
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A research team headed by Geneva has found the reason for severe West Nile fever progressions: certain antibodies increase the risk of brain inflammation by up to 2000 times, as a new study shows.The findings could help in the future to identify and specifically protect particularly vulnerable individuals, as the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), under whose direction the study was conducted, announced on Friday.Transmitted by mosquitoesThe Wes…
An antibody present in some people may increase the risk of developing encephalitis after West Nile virus infection. This is reflected in an international clinical study coordinated by, among others, the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) and the Rockfeller University in New York.
The West Nile virus has reached Europe. A study shows for the first time that certain autoantibodies increase the risk of potentially fatal brain inflammation by up to 2000 times.
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