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An extremely high mortality rate was observed in pregnant mice (98\u200a%, 60\/61) compared with non-pregnant mice (52\u200a%, 28\/53; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.001), independent of the infecting dose or the week of pregnancy. Antibody titres were similar between pregnant and non-pregnant mice and between surviving and non-surviving animals. WNV RNA titres in brains were also similar between pregnant and non-pregnant mice. WNV RNA could be detected in placentas and fetuses. 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