West Nile Virus Infection among Humans, Texas, USA, 2002–2011

We conducted an epidemiologic analysis to document West Nile virus infections among humans in Texas, USA, during 2002–2011. West Nile virus has become endemic to Texas; the number of reported cases increased every 3 years. Risk for infection was greatest in rural northwestern Texas, where Culex tars...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nolan, Melissa S., Schuermann, Jim, Murray, Kristy O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3558005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23260575
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1901.121135
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Sumario:We conducted an epidemiologic analysis to document West Nile virus infections among humans in Texas, USA, during 2002–2011. West Nile virus has become endemic to Texas; the number of reported cases increased every 3 years. Risk for infection was greatest in rural northwestern Texas, where Culex tarsalis mosquitoes are the predominant mosquito species.

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