1. Epidemiology and Control of St. Louis Encephalitis In Birmingham, Alabama, 1975.
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Maetz, H. Michael, Pate, Paul, Sellers, Clyde, Bailey, William C., Holmes, Richard, and Hardy Jr., George E.
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SAINT Louis encephalitis ,EPIDEMICS ,SERODIAGNOSIS ,PHYSICIANS ,MEDICAL personnel ,ANTIGENS ,PUBLIC health - Abstract
The article focuses on the epidemiology of St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) in Birmingham, Alabama. The Jefferson County Health Department implemented a comprehensive SLE surveillance program. Local physicians and designated staff members in each of 15 hospitals were asked to report suspected cases of SLE to the County Health Department. Serologic testing was carried out using antigens of SLE and yellow fever, group A antigens of Eastern, Western, Venezuelan encephalitis and that of La Crosse virus. The high attack rate and increased clinical severity of SLE in the older age groups noted in Birmingham have been two of the most common findings in previous epidemics.
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- 1978
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