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Is west nile encephalitis transmitted from person to person?
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NO, except....: The virus is vector-borne through mosquitoes. However, in a special case featured several years ago in the new england journal of medicine, an article described a case where recipients of organs harvested from a west nile virus-infected donor, became ill with west nile virus.
Answered 10/4/2016
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No: West nile encephalitis is spread through bites of mospuito carrying the virus..
Answered 7/26/2013
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