Migratory Birds and Spread of West Nile Virus in the Western Hemisphere
West Nile virus, an Old World flavivirus related to St. Louis encephalitis virus, was first recorded in the New World during August 1999 in the borough of Queens, New York City. Through October 1999, 62 patients, 7 of whom died, had confirmed infections with the virus. Ornithophilic mosquitoes are t...
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| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2000-08-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/4/00-0401_article |