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JAMA. Controlling Urban Epidemics of West Nile Virus Infection
[Source: The Journal of the American Medical Association, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
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Viewpoint | October 3, 2012 - ONLINE FIRST
Controlling Urban Epidemics of West Nile Virus Infection
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Robert W. Haley, MD
Author Affiliation: Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.
JAMA. 2012;308(13):1-2. doi:10.1001/2012.jama.11930. Published online
This summer, Dallas, Texas, has been in the center of its worst-ever regional epidemic of West Nile virus (WNV) infection, with one-quarter of the nation's cases identified in Dallas County.<SUP> </SUP>With a record high number of trapped mosquitoes testing positive for WNV, from June 20 to August 21 WNV infections have been confirmed in 270 county residents; 160 have been hospitalized, 51 have required intensive care unit admission, and 11 have died.<SUP> </SUP>Given this epidemic in Dallas, which has spilled over into Fort Worth and the 14 surrounding counties, and similar WNV activity in Louisiana, Alabama, Oklahoma, and the Midwest,<SUP> </SUP>physicians and the public should be aware of key information about WNV infection<SUP> </SUP>to enable informed decision making in countering urban WNV epidemics.
-Controlling Urban Epidemics of West Nile Virus Infection
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Robert W. Haley, MD
Author Affiliation: Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.
JAMA. 2012;308(13):1-2. doi:10.1001/2012.jama.11930. Published online
This summer, Dallas, Texas, has been in the center of its worst-ever regional epidemic of West Nile virus (WNV) infection, with one-quarter of the nation's cases identified in Dallas County.<SUP> </SUP>With a record high number of trapped mosquitoes testing positive for WNV, from June 20 to August 21 WNV infections have been confirmed in 270 county residents; 160 have been hospitalized, 51 have required intensive care unit admission, and 11 have died.<SUP> </SUP>Given this epidemic in Dallas, which has spilled over into Fort Worth and the 14 surrounding counties, and similar WNV activity in Louisiana, Alabama, Oklahoma, and the Midwest,<SUP> </SUP>physicians and the public should be aware of key information about WNV infection<SUP> </SUP>to enable informed decision making in countering urban WNV epidemics.
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