Publications – West Nile

• T.F. Tsai, F. Popovici, C. Cernescu, G.L. Campbell, N.I. Nedelcu and the investigative team: V. Laurentia, L. Spantulescu, V. Chitu, SM Ruta, G. Tardei, D. Craciun, D. Nicolaiciuc, D. Pitigoi, C. Ceianu, G. Nicolaescu, A.Ungureanu, L.A. Vladimirescu, V. Deubel,B. Leguenno, L. Han, H. Savage, L. Tengelsen, E. A. Henchal, F. Knauert, J. A. Mangiafico, C. Ross i West Nile encephalitis epidemic in southeastern Romania, Lancet 1998, 352, 9130, 767-771
• Cernescu C, Nedelcu I., Tardei G., SM Ruta, Tsai T. Continued transmission of West Nile virus  to humans in southeastern Romania 1997 - 1998. J Inf Dis 2000,18 (2):710-2
• Tardei G,  SM Ruta., Chitu V. , Rossi C. A., Tsai T.F., Cernescu C. Evaluation of IgM and IgG Enzyme Immunoassay in the serologic diagnosis of West Nile virus infection, J. Clin. Microb.2000,38, 6, 2232-2239.-
• Han LL, Popovici F, Alexander JP Jr, Laurentia V, Tengelsen LA, Cernescu C, Gary HE Jr, Ion-Nedelcu N, Campbell GL, Tsai TF. Risk factors for West Nile virus infection and meningoencephalitis, Romania, 1996. J.Infect Dis. 1999 Jan;179(1):230-3
• C. Cernescu, SM. Ruta, G. Tardei, C. Grancea, L. Moldoveanu, E. Spulbar, T.F. Tsai: A high number of severe neurologic clinical forms during an epidemic of West Nile virus infection Rev. roum. Virol., 1997, 48, 13-25
• Ceianu C., Ungureanu A., Nicolescu G., Cernescu C., Nitescu L., West Nile virus surveillance in Romania: 1997-2000, Viral Immunol 2001, 14:251-262