Washington, DC [US], August 25 (ANI): Former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, US, Dr. Anthony Fauci is recovering well after hospitalisation for the West Nile virus, reported CNN. Fauci, a former top US infectious disease expert, became a household name as part of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. According to his spokesperson, Fauci is recovering at home after being hospitalised with West Nile virus, and expected to recover fully. Each year, the most severe strain of the West Nile virus–which is contracted by mosquito bites–sends about 1,000 Ameri…