Waseem Summaiyya, Shaikh Taha Gul, Ahmed Syed Hassan, Usama Rana Muhammad, Asghar Muhammad Sohaib, Tahir Muhammad Junaid
Dow University of Health Sciences, 74200, Karachi, Pakistan.
Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Apr 22;77:103663. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103663. eCollection 2022 May.
West Nile virus (WNV), a single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the family of Flaviviridae, is an arbovirus transmitted to humans predominantly by mosquito bites. It exhibits a wide range of clinical findings ranging from asymptomatic presentation to severe several neurological disorders. WNV has afflicted several countries around the globe including Pakistan. News of yet another outbreak in the country by WNV is circulating again. Concerned authorities should act vigilantly before the endemic takes over completely and bring down the already bereaving healthcare of Pakistan.
西尼罗河病毒（WNV）是一种属于黄病毒科的单链RNA病毒，是一种主要通过蚊虫叮咬传播给人类的虫媒病毒。它表现出广泛的临床症状，从无症状表现到严重的多种神经系统疾病。西尼罗河病毒已经在包括巴基斯坦在内的全球多个国家肆虐。该国再次出现西尼罗河病毒爆发的消息正在流传。有关当局应在这种地方病完全蔓延之前保持警惕，以免让本已不堪重负的巴基斯坦医疗系统雪上加霜。
