Mosquito Surveillance and Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of West Nile Virus, New York State

Mosquito Surveillance and Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of West Nile Virus, New York State

West Nile (WN) virus was detected in the metropolitan New York City (NYC) area during the summer and fall of 1999. Sixty-two human cases, 7 fatal, were documented. The New York State Department of Health initiated a departmental effort to implement a statewide mosquito and virus surveillance system....

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Main Authors: Dennis J. White, Laura D. Kramer, P. Bryon Backenson, Gary Lukacik, Geraldine Johnson, JoAnne Oliver, John J. Howard, Robert G. Means, Millicent Eidson, Ivan Gotham, Varuni Kulasekera, Scott Campbell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
West Nile virus
public health
mosquito
insect vectors
surveillance
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/4/01-7407_article

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