Publications by authors named "Jordan Hood"
Article Synopsis
- West Nile Virus (WNV) primarily infects birds but can spill over to humans, leading to varying clinical symptoms, including severe neuroinvasive diseases, with mosquitoes being the main vector.
- The extrinsic incubation period (EIP), or the time it takes for infected mosquitoes to spread the virus, varies with temperature, which significantly affects WNV transmission dynamics.
- New analysis using Bayesian models shows that higher temperatures reduce the EIP significantly, with the fastest spread observed at 32ºC, and identifies a competitive advantage of the WN02 strain over NY99, particularly in cooler conditions.
