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Human WNV infection is considered endemic in Atlanta, but the mechanisms explaining WNV persistence in this area are still unclear.

The overwintering of the virus in hibernating mosquitoes has been proposed as a mechanism of WNV persistence (Reisen et al. 2006).

Persistence of WNV symptoms >6 months was reported most often in patients with WNND, hypertension, and diabetes [ 150].

This study is the first to infer positive selection and the persistence of WNV haplotype variants that contribute to viral fitness without accompanying genetic change in the consensus genotype, documented solely from NGS sequence data.

Factors such as increased blood brain barrier permeability and the persistence of WNV antibodies long after infection may also serve as explanations for the presence of neutralizing antibodies in their CSF.

The use of extraordinary traps in proximity of reported WND horse cases allowed the capture of 8 WNV-positive pools, confirming the persistence of virus up to 3 weeks in area surrounding horse clinical cases, probably due to the persist of ecological conditions favorable to viral circulation in the environment.

A number of strains of WNV are capable of long-term persistence in nonhuman primates (10 ).

We monitored viremia titers, clinical outcome, WNV shedding (cloacal and oral), seroconversion, virus persistence in organs, and susceptibility to oral and contact transmission.

Animal models have been invaluable in discerning key elements of susceptibility, persistence and resistance to strain 1a WNV [5], [8].

At least four previous studies, three with Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) (13, 17, 18 ) and one with WNV (19 ), included evaluations of flavivirus-reactive IgM persistence.

Further studies should focus on competence of mosquito vectors, identifying bird species involved in the cycle of transmission, and the persistence mechanisms of the virus in WNV-endemic areas.