Septic Shock and Severe AKI Caused by West Nile Virus in Southern France
West Nile virus (WNV) is a neurotropic orthoflavivirus primarily transmitted by Culex mosquitoes and, rarely, through blood transfusion or organ transplantation. Birds constitute the main reservoir, while humans and horses are considered dead-end hosts.1 In 2025, 1,112 locally acquired WNV cases were reported across 14 European countries, including 62 in France, 31% of which occurred in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.2
Authors
- Nadim Cassir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5276-6986)
- Esther Cortes
- Anna Crepet
- Xavier De Lamballerie
- Nazli Ayhan
- Raphaelle Klitting
- Guillaume Durand
- Mickaël Bobot
- Laura Pezzi
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
- Méditerranée Infection Foundation (FR)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Hôpital de la Conception (FR)
- Hôpital Privé Jacques Cartier (FR)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney International Reports
- Published
- 2026-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2026.106544
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Aix-Marseille Université
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale