Estimated cumulative incidence of West Nile virus infection in US adults, 1999-2010

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 591-595

  Petersen, L R ^a   Carson, P J ^b,c   Biggerstaff, B J ^a   Custer, B ^d   Borchardt, S M ^b,e,f   Busch, M P ^d,g  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c SANFORD HEALTH   (United States)

^d BLOOD SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Fargo VA Medical Center   (United States)

^f WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; incidence; West Nile virus; zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FLAVIVIRUS INFECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES; WEST NILE NEUROINVASIVE DISEASE; WEST NILE VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876916850     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812001070     Document Type: Article

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