West Nile Virus : Methods and Protocols - Colpitts, Tonya M.; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Humana, 2016)
A Brief Review of West Nile Virus Biology. Overview of West Nile Virus Transmission and Epidemiology -- Propagation and Titration of West Nile Virus on Vero Cells -- Generating West Nile Virus from an Infectious Clone -- Functional Analysis of West Nile Virus Proteins in Human Cells -- Lessons from the Murine Models of West Nile Virus Infection -- Exploration of West Nile Virus Infection in Mouse Models -- Examination of West Nile Virus Neuroinvasion and Neuropathogenesis in the Central Nervous System of a Murine Model -- In Vitro and In Vivo Blood-Brain Barrier Models to Study West Nile Virus Pathogenesis -- Methodology for Identifying Host Factors Involved in West Nile Virus Infection -- ELISA and Neutralization Methods to Measure Anti-West Nile Virus Antibody Responses -- Safe Handling of West Nile Virus in the Insectary -- Techniques for Experimental Infection of Mosquitoes with West Nile Virus -- Field Surveillance Methods for West Nile Virus -- Detection Protocols for West Nile Virus in Mosquitoes, Birds, and Non-Human Mammals -- Field Methods and Sample Collection Techniques for the Surveillance of West Nile Virus in Avian Hosts -- Statistical Tools for the Interpretation of Enzootic West Nile Virus Transmission Dynamics -- Role of Immune Aging in Susceptibility to West Nile Virus -- An Overview of Current Approaches Toward the Treatment and Prevention of West Nile Virus Infection.
Keywords: Infectious diseases; Infectious Diseases