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- Title
Epidemic West Nile encephalitis, New York, 1999: results of a household-based seroepidemiological survey.
- Authors
Mostashari, F; Bunning, M L; Kitsutani, P T; Singer, D A; Nash, D; Cooper, M J; Katz, N; Liljebjelke, K A; Biggerstaff, B J; Fine, A D; Layton, M C; Mullin, S M; Johnson, A J; Martin, D A; Hayes, E B; Campbell, G L
- Abstract
In the summer of 1999, West Nile virus was recognised in the western hemisphere for the first time when it caused an epidemic of encephalitis and meningitis in the metropolitan area of New York City, NY, USA. Intensive hospital-based surveillance identified 59 cases, including seven deaths in the region. We did a household-based seroepidemiological survey to assess more clearly the public-health impact of the epidemic, its range of illness, and risk factors associated with infection.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 2001, Vol 358, Issue 9278, p261
- ISSN
0140-6736
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/S0140-6736(01)05480-0