West Nile Virus Infection among the Homeless, Houston, Texas

Among 397 homeless participants studied, the overall West Nile virus (WNV) seroprevalence was 6.8%. Risk factors for WNV infection included being homeless >1 year, spending >6 hours outside daily, regularly taking mosquito precautions, and current marijuana use. Public health interventions nee...

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Autores principales: Meyer, Tamra E., Bull, Lara M., Holmes, Kelly Cain, Pascua, Rhia F., Travassos da Rosa, Amelia, Gutierrez, Christian R., Corbin, Tracie, Woodward, Jennifer L., Taylor, Jeffrey P., Tesh, Robert B., Murray, Kristy O.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18257995
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1310.070442
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author Meyer, Tamra E.
Bull, Lara M.
Holmes, Kelly Cain
Pascua, Rhia F.
Travassos da Rosa, Amelia
Gutierrez, Christian R.
Corbin, Tracie
Woodward, Jennifer L.
Taylor, Jeffrey P.
Tesh, Robert B.
Murray, Kristy O.
author_facet Meyer, Tamra E.
Bull, Lara M.
Holmes, Kelly Cain
Pascua, Rhia F.
Travassos da Rosa, Amelia
Gutierrez, Christian R.
Corbin, Tracie
Woodward, Jennifer L.
Taylor, Jeffrey P.
Tesh, Robert B.
Murray, Kristy O.
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description Among 397 homeless participants studied, the overall West Nile virus (WNV) seroprevalence was 6.8%. Risk factors for WNV infection included being homeless >1 year, spending >6 hours outside daily, regularly taking mosquito precautions, and current marijuana use. Public health interventions need to be directed toward this high-risk population.
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spelling pubmed-28515362010-04-15 West Nile Virus Infection among the Homeless, Houston, Texas Meyer, Tamra E. Bull, Lara M. Holmes, Kelly Cain Pascua, Rhia F. Travassos da Rosa, Amelia Gutierrez, Christian R. Corbin, Tracie Woodward, Jennifer L. Taylor, Jeffrey P. Tesh, Robert B. Murray, Kristy O. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Among 397 homeless participants studied, the overall West Nile virus (WNV) seroprevalence was 6.8%. Risk factors for WNV infection included being homeless >1 year, spending >6 hours outside daily, regularly taking mosquito precautions, and current marijuana use. Public health interventions need to be directed toward this high-risk population. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-10 /pmc/articles/PMC2851536/ /pubmed/18257995 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1310.070442 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Meyer, Tamra E.
Bull, Lara M.
Holmes, Kelly Cain
Pascua, Rhia F.
Travassos da Rosa, Amelia
Gutierrez, Christian R.
Corbin, Tracie
Woodward, Jennifer L.
Taylor, Jeffrey P.
Tesh, Robert B.
Murray, Kristy O.
West Nile Virus Infection among the Homeless, Houston, Texas
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title_short West Nile Virus Infection among the Homeless, Houston, Texas
title_sort west nile virus infection among the homeless, houston, texas
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851536/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1310.070442
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