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- Title
Epidemiology and Control of St. Louis Encephalitis In Birmingham, Alabama, 1975.
- Authors
Maetz, H. Michael; Pate, Paul; Sellers, Clyde; Bailey, William C.; Holmes, Richard; Hardy Jr., George E.
- 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.
- Subjects
BIRMINGHAM (Ala.); ALABAMA; SAINT Louis encephalitis; EPIDEMICS; SERODIAGNOSIS; PHYSICIANS; MEDICAL personnel; ANTIGENS; PUBLIC health
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 1978, Vol 68, Issue 6, p588
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.68.6.588