West Nile virus

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West Nile virus

noun West Nile viruses · West Nile Virus · WNV

  1. uncountable, usually A particular flavivirus that causes West Nile fever, dangerous to humans. West Nile virus surfaced in New York in 1999 and within four years had covered the whole of America.

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noun virus causing West Nile fever

Españolvirus del Nilo occidental
日本語ウエストナイルウイルス uesuto nairu uirusu
Portuguêsvírus do Nilo ocidental
Françaisvirus du Nil occidental
DeutschWest-Nil-Fiebervirus
Italianovirus del Nilo occidentale

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@misc{west_nile_virus_2026,
  title = {West Nile virus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/west%20nile%20virus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}