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Protective Behavior and West Nile Virus Risk

We conducted a cross-sectional, household survey in Oakville, Ontario, where an outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) in 2002 led to an unprecedented number of cases of meningitis and encephalitis. Practicing >2 personal protective behavior traits reduced the risk for WNV infection by half.

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Autores principales: Loeb, Mark, Elliott, Susan J., Gibson, Brian, Fearon, Margaret, Nosal, Robert, Drebot, Michael, D'Cuhna, Colin, Harrington, Daniel, Smith, Stephanie, George, Pauline, Eyles, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3310612/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16229774
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1109.041184
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author Loeb, Mark
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Gibson, Brian
Fearon, Margaret
Nosal, Robert
Drebot, Michael
D'Cuhna, Colin
Harrington, Daniel
Smith, Stephanie
George, Pauline
Eyles, John
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spelling pubmed-33106122012-04-06 Protective Behavior and West Nile Virus Risk Loeb, Mark Elliott, Susan J. Gibson, Brian Fearon, Margaret Nosal, Robert Drebot, Michael D'Cuhna, Colin Harrington, Daniel Smith, Stephanie George, Pauline Eyles, John Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We conducted a cross-sectional, household survey in Oakville, Ontario, where an outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) in 2002 led to an unprecedented number of cases of meningitis and encephalitis. Practicing >2 personal protective behavior traits reduced the risk for WNV infection by half. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3310612/ /pubmed/16229774 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1109.041184 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.
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Loeb, Mark
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Nosal, Robert
Drebot, Michael
D'Cuhna, Colin
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Smith, Stephanie
George, Pauline
Eyles, John
Protective Behavior and West Nile Virus Risk
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3310612/
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