(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have learned the structure that results when an antibody binds to the West Nile virus, neutralizing the virus by locking up its infection mechanism.

Although tests to detect West Nile virus antibody are useful for clinical diagnosis, antibodies usually develop after the period of highest viremia. 16 Therefore, potential screening will need to ...

"The weak cross-reactivity of these antibodies doesn't seem to defend against those ... They also determined structures showing how two antibodies recognize Zika and West Nile envelope domain ...

As IgM does not cross the blood-brain barrier, IgM antibody in CSF strongly suggests central nervous system infection. Polymerase chain reaction ... West Nile Virus Encephalitis: A Case Study ...

Single Dose Of Antibodies After Infection Improves Survival In Mice. ... Mosquito season is just around the corner in the U.S., and scientists may have a new lead against West Nile virus infection.

They also determined structures showing how two antibodies recognize Zika and West Nile envelope domain III. Together, the team's experiments show how the body mounts "a potent immune response to ...

Nat Clin Pract Neurol. 2006;2(5):264-275. RT-PCR of serum or CSF is not generally useful or indeed recommended for the diagnosis of WNV infection, as peak viremia occurs 3-4 days before symptom ...

Has West Nile Made It Cross-Country? By Sue Chan. September 11, 2002 / 1:57 PM EDT / CBS ... but county health officials called it a probable case of locally acquired West Nile virus infection.

As shown in Table 2, 14 patients were initially assessed because West Nile virus–associated illness developed after the transfusion of blood components (Recipients 1 through 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 16 ...

Neutralization of West Nile virus (WNV) in vivo correlates with the development of an antibody response against the viral envelope (E) protein. Using random mutagenesis and yeast surface display ...