Environmental Predictors of Human West Nile Virus Infections, Colorado

Environmental Predictors of Human West Nile Virus Infections, Colorado

To determine whether environmental surveillance of West Nile virus–positive dead birds, mosquito pools, equines, and sentinel chickens helped predict human cases in metropolitan Denver, Colorado, during 2003, we analyzed human surveillance data and environmental data. Birds successfully predicted th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jennifer L. Patnaik, Lara Juliusson, Richard L. Vogt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
West Nile virus
epidemic
predictors
space-time
dispatch
Colorado
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/11/07-0506_article
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Summary:To determine whether environmental surveillance of West Nile virus–positive dead birds, mosquito pools, equines, and sentinel chickens helped predict human cases in metropolitan Denver, Colorado, during 2003, we analyzed human surveillance data and environmental data. Birds successfully predicted the highest proportion of human cases, followed by mosquito pools, and equines.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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