1. West Nile Virus Activity--United States, January 1-December 1, 2005.
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Smith, T. L., Hayes, E. B., O'Leary, D. R., Nasci, R. S., Komar, N., Campbell, G. L., Hinckley, A., Kniss, K., Lehman, J. A., Crall, N. D., Petersen, L. R., and Davis, L. B.
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WEST Nile virus ,ETIOLOGY of diseases ,ENCEPHALITIS ,ARBOVIRUS diseases ,COMMUNICABLE diseases ,DISEASE outbreaks ,VIRUS disease transmission ,VIRUSES ,PUBLIC health surveillance - Abstract
The article discusses West Nile Virus (WNV), which is a cause of arboviral encephalitis in the United States. WNV activity during January 1-December 1, 2005 included WNV neuroinvasive disease (WNND). Demographic data indicates there were outbreaks of WWND and WNV disease in California, Illinois, Texas, Louisiana, South Dakota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and the New York City metropolitan area. The CDC editorial note focuses on the endemic transmission of WNV in people and animals, as well as the effectiveness of the ArboNET surveillance system in detecting increased transmission of the virus.
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- 2006
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