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West-Nile encephalitis

MONDO:0019376

An acute arboviral infection caused by a virus of the Flaviviridae family transmitted by an infected mosquito, that is asymptomatic in the majority of cases but that can present in rare occasions with mild flulike symptoms such as low-grade fever, arthralgia, myalgia, and/or rash, or with neurologic manifestations including meningitis, encephalitis with mental confusion or disorientation, tremors and acute flaccid paralysis/poliomyelitis.

Also known as: West Nile Encephalitis, West Nile encephalitis, West Nile fever with encephalitis, West Nile virus caused infectious encephalitis, West Nile virus infectious encephalitis, West-Nile fever

8 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 1 tagged with West-Nile encephalitis itself.

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↑ Mosquito-borne viral encephalitis (5) ↑ West Nile fever (1)

Sub-types of West-Nile encephalitis

Kunjin virus infectous disease 0 trials

Including sub-types (8) Tagged with West-Nile encephalitis (1)

Trials to join now! 4 Not yet finished but already full! 3 Completed 1

MRI contrast dye may skew brain scans, study finds

Knowledge-focused Completed

This study looked at how gadolinium, a dye used in MRI scans, changes the QSM signal in the brain's white matter. 73 patients with inflammatory central nervous system conditions had MRI scans before and after receiving gadolinium. The goal was to measure any differences in the si…

Sponsor: Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild • Aim: Knowledge-focused

Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:09 UTC

West-Nile encephalitis

Where it sits in the disease tree

MRI contrast dye may skew brain scans, study finds