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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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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spelling doaj-0ccc75d4dc814f35974c2f550b83f8142020-11-24T22:16:00ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592007-11-0113111788179010.3201/eid1311.070506Environmental Predictors of Human West Nile Virus Infections, ColoradoJennifer L. PatnaikLara JuliussonRichard L. VogtTo 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/11/07-0506_articleWest Nile virusepidemicpredictorsspace-timedispatchColorado
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Environmental Predictors of Human West Nile Virus Infections, Colorado
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West Nile virus
epidemic
predictors
space-time
dispatch
Colorado
author_facet Jennifer L. Patnaik
Lara Juliusson
Richard L. Vogt
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title Environmental Predictors of Human West Nile Virus Infections, Colorado
title_short Environmental Predictors of Human West Nile Virus Infections, Colorado
title_full Environmental Predictors of Human West Nile Virus Infections, Colorado
title_fullStr Environmental Predictors of Human West Nile Virus Infections, Colorado
title_full_unstemmed Environmental Predictors of Human West Nile Virus Infections, Colorado
title_sort environmental predictors of human west nile virus infections, colorado
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2007-11-01
description 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.
topic West Nile virus
epidemic
predictors
space-time
dispatch
Colorado
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/11/07-0506_article
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