West Nile virus en · NOUN
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(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.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 371:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| WNV | alternative | lexicographic | |
| West Nile viruses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| West Nile Virus | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
fi Länsi-Niilin virus (virus causing West Nile fever) · it virus del Nilo occidentale (virus causing West Nile fever) · de West-Nil-Fiebervirus (virus causing West Nile fever) · tr Batı Nil virüsü (virus causing West Nile fever) · es virus del Nilo occidental (virus causing West Nile fever) · ja ウエストナイルウイルス (virus causing West Nile fever) · nl westnijlvirus (virus causing West Nile fever) · fr virus du Nil occidental (virus causing West Nile fever) · pt vírus do Nilo ocidental (virus causing West Nile fever)