Epidemiology and Transmission Dynamics of West Nile Virus Disease
From 1937 until 1999, West Nile virus (WNV) garnered scant medical attention as the cause of febrile illness and sporadic encephalitis in parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe. After the surprising detection of WNV in New York City in 1999, the virus has spread dramatically westward across the United St...
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doaj-4f7a99d7847447679251c27af891d98c2020-11-24T22:16:01ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592005-08-011181167117310.3201/eid1108.050289aEpidemiology and Transmission Dynamics of West Nile Virus DiseaseEdward B. HayesNicholas KomarRoger S. NasciSusan P. MontgomeryDaniel R. O'LearyGrant L. CampbellFrom 1937 until 1999, West Nile virus (WNV) garnered scant medical attention as the cause of febrile illness and sporadic encephalitis in parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe. After the surprising detection of WNV in New York City in 1999, the virus has spread dramatically westward across the United States, southward into Central America and the Caribbean, and northward into Canada, resulting in the largest epidemics of neuroinvasive WNV disease ever reported. From 1999 to 2004, >7,000 neuroinvasive WNV disease cases were reported in the United States. In 2002, WNV transmission through blood transfusion and organ transplantation was described for the first time, intrauterine transmission was first documented, and possible transmission through breastfeeding was reported. This review highlights new information regarding the epidemiology and dynamics of WNV transmission, providing a new platform for further research into preventing and controlling WNV disease.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/8/05-0289a_articleWest Nile virusencephalitispreventionzoonosisecologymosquito control |
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Edward B. Hayes Nicholas Komar Roger S. Nasci Susan P. Montgomery Daniel R. O'Leary Grant L. Campbell |
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Edward B. Hayes Nicholas Komar Roger S. Nasci Susan P. Montgomery Daniel R. O'Leary Grant L. Campbell Epidemiology and Transmission Dynamics of West Nile Virus Disease Emerging Infectious Diseases West Nile virus encephalitis prevention zoonosis ecology mosquito control |
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Edward B. Hayes Nicholas Komar Roger S. Nasci Susan P. Montgomery Daniel R. O'Leary Grant L. Campbell |
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Epidemiology and Transmission Dynamics of West Nile Virus Disease |
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Epidemiology and Transmission Dynamics of West Nile Virus Disease |
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Epidemiology and Transmission Dynamics of West Nile Virus Disease |
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Epidemiology and Transmission Dynamics of West Nile Virus Disease |
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Epidemiology and Transmission Dynamics of West Nile Virus Disease |
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epidemiology and transmission dynamics of west nile virus disease |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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1080-6040 1080-6059 |
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2005-08-01 |
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From 1937 until 1999, West Nile virus (WNV) garnered scant medical attention as the cause of febrile illness and sporadic encephalitis in parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe. After the surprising detection of WNV in New York City in 1999, the virus has spread dramatically westward across the United States, southward into Central America and the Caribbean, and northward into Canada, resulting in the largest epidemics of neuroinvasive WNV disease ever reported. From 1999 to 2004, >7,000 neuroinvasive WNV disease cases were reported in the United States. In 2002, WNV transmission through blood transfusion and organ transplantation was described for the first time, intrauterine transmission was first documented, and possible transmission through breastfeeding was reported. This review highlights new information regarding the epidemiology and dynamics of WNV transmission, providing a new platform for further research into preventing and controlling WNV disease. |
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West Nile virus encephalitis prevention zoonosis ecology mosquito control |
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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/8/05-0289a_article |
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