The Epidemiology of St. Louis Encephalitis: A Review

Luby, James P.; Sulkin, S. Edward; Sanford, Jay P.

doi:10.1146/annurev.me.20.020169.001553

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“…Historically, epidemics of SLEV and WNV have occurred at and surrounding the study site during late summer and early fall (Beadle 1966, Bell et al 1981, Luby et al 1969, Parsons 2003, Lillibridge et al 2004 This study was conducted during the months of March, April, and May. Surveillance during this period is important because mosquito activity at this stage of the season is indicative of mosquito activity for the remainder of the potential transmission season.…”

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A Comparison of Gravid and Under-House CO₂-Baited CDC Light Traps for Mosquito Species of Public Health Importance in Houston, Texas

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The relative efficacy of gravid and under-house CO2 traps for monitoring mosquito species of public health importance within the Houston metroplex area was assessed. Gravid and under-house traps were colocated at 10 sites and monitored weekly between 1 March to 31 May 2007. The most numerous species caught was Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say. Other species of public health importance caught in gravid and under-house traps included Culex restuans Theobald, Aedes aegypti (L.), and Aedes albopictus Skuse. Adjusting for the week of collection, gravid traps caught significantly more mosquitoes (mean 23.1 per trap) in the study area than under-house traps (mean 3.6 per trap). However, under-house traps caught a greater variety of mosquito species (13) than gravid traps (11). Gravid and under-house traps only caught nine of 15 of the same mosquito species during the study period. In this study area, gravid traps should be used as the primary method of surveillance for mosquito-borne diseases of public health importance during the early part of the season, because of greater catch numbers of mosquitoes that pose a public health risk.

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A Comparison of Gravid and Under-House CO₂-Baited CDC Light Traps for Mosquito Species of Public Health Importance in Houston, Texas

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“…Japanese encephalitis B (JEBV), St. Louis and West Nile viruses are single-stranded RNA viruses that are transmitted by the bite of culicine mosquitoes [102-104]. Although infection with these three viruses are often resolved prior to any CNS involvement, on rare occasion, these viruses can lead to encephalitis [105].…”

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Viral parkinsonism

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Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Diseas

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Parkinson's disease is a debilitating neurological disorder characterized that affects 1-2% of the adult population over 55 years of age. For the vast majority of cases, the etiology of this disorder is unknown, although it is generally accepted that there is a genetic susceptibility to any number of environmental agents. One such agent may be viruses. It has been shown that numerous viruses can enter the nervous system, i.e. they are neurotropic, and induce a number of encephalopathies. One of the secondary consequences of these encephalopathies can be parkinsonism, that is both transient as well as permanent. One of the most highlighted and controversial cases of viral parkinsonism is that which followed the 1918 influenza outbreak and the subsequent induction of von Economo's encephalopathy. In this review, we discuss the neurological sequelae of infection by influenza virus as well as that of other viruses known to induce parkinsonism including Coxsackie, Japanese encephalitis B, St. Louis, West Nile and HIV viruses.

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“…SLEV has subsequently been associated with periodic outbreaks of human encephalitis in urban and rural areas of the western hemisphere from southern Canada to Argentina [87]. The virus circulates in enzootic habitats between culicine mosquito vectors and their bird hosts, most typically columbiform and passeriform birds, which develop viremia of sufficient magnitude to infect additional mosquitoes [134,137].…”

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The contribution of rodent models to the pathological assessment of flaviviral infections of the central nervous system

2012

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Members of the genus Flavivirus are responsible for a spectrum of important neurological syndromes in humans and animals. Rodent models have been used extensively to model flavivirus neurological disease, to discover host-pathogen interactions that influence disease outcome, and as surrogates to determine the efficacy and safety of vaccines and therapeutics. In this review, we discuss the current understanding of flavivirus neuroinvasive disease and outline the host, viral and experimental factors that influence the outcome and reliability of virus infection of smallanimal models.

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The Epidemiology of St. Louis Encephalitis: A Review

Cited by 34 publications

References 49 publications

A Comparison of Gravid and Under-House CO₂-Baited CDC Light Traps for Mosquito Species of Public Health Importance in Houston, Texas

A Comparison of Gravid and Under-House CO₂-Baited CDC Light Traps for Mosquito Species of Public Health Importance in Houston, Texas

Viral parkinsonism

The contribution of rodent models to the pathological assessment of flaviviral infections of the central nervous system

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The Epidemiology of St. Louis Encephalitis: A Review

Cited by 34 publications

References 49 publications

A Comparison of Gravid and Under-House CO2-Baited CDC Light Traps for Mosquito Species of Public Health Importance in Houston, Texas

A Comparison of Gravid and Under-House CO2-Baited CDC Light Traps for Mosquito Species of Public Health Importance in Houston, Texas

Viral parkinsonism

The contribution of rodent models to the pathological assessment of flaviviral infections of the central nervous system

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A Comparison of Gravid and Under-House CO₂-Baited CDC Light Traps for Mosquito Species of Public Health Importance in Houston, Texas

A Comparison of Gravid and Under-House CO₂-Baited CDC Light Traps for Mosquito Species of Public Health Importance in Houston, Texas