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West Nile Virus

Research on west nile virus discussed by scientists at National Autonomous University

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, September 20th, 2009

"In this paper we analyze the impact of seasonal variations on the dynamics of West Nile Virus infection. We are interested in the generation of new epidemic peaks starting from an endemic state," researchers in Mexico report.

"In many cases, the oscillations generated by seasonality in the dynamics of the infection are too small to be observable. The interplay of this seasonality with the epidemic oscillations can generate new outbreaks starting from the endemic state through a mechanism of parametric resonance," wrote G. Cruzpacheco and colleagues, National Autonomous University.

The researchers concluded: "Using experimental data we present...

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