Proximity of residence to bodies of water and risk for West Nile virus infection: A case-control study in Houston, Texas

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Nolan, Melissa S ^a   Zangeneh, Ana ^a   Khuwaja, Salma A ^b   Martinez, Diana ^c   Rossmann, Susan N ^d   Cardenas, Victor ^a   Murray, Kristy O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Office of Surveillance and Public Health Preparedness   (United States)

^c Harris County Public Health Environmental Services   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FLAVIVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MOSQUITO; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WATER SUPPLY; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS INFECTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; LAKE; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RIVER; STATISTICS; WEST NILE FEVER;

MOSQUITO-BORNE VIRUSES; WEST NILE VIRUS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; LAKES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RIVERS; TEXAS; WATER SUPPLY; WEST NILE FEVER;

EID: 84858132693     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/159578     Document Type: Article

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