Long-term Death Rates, West Nile Virus Epidemic, Israel, 2000

Long-term Death Rates, West Nile Virus Epidemic, Israel, 2000

We studied the 2-year death rate of 246 adults discharged from hospital after experiencing acute West Nile Virus infection in Israel during 2000. The age- and sex-adjusted death rates were significantly higher than in the general population. This excess was greater for men. Significant adverse progn...

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Main Authors: Manfred S. Green, Miriam Weinberger, Judith Ben-Ezer, Hanna Bin, Ella Mendelson, Dan Gandacu, Zalman Kaufman, Rita Dichtiar, Annette Sobel, Dani Cohen, Michal Y. Chowers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
West Nile virus
mortality
follow-up
prognostic factors
dispatch
Israel
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/11/04-0941_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/11/04-0941_article

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