Use of Testing for West Nile Virus and Other Arboviruses

Use of Testing for West Nile Virus and Other Arboviruses

In the United States, the most commonly diagnosed arboviral disease is West Nile virus (WNV) infection. Diagnosis is made by detecting WNV IgG or viral genomic sequences in serum or cerebrospinal fluid. To determine frequency of this testing in WNV-endemic areas, we examined the proportion of tests...

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Main Authors: Jakapat Vanichanan, Lucrecia Salazar, Susan H. Wootton, Elizabeth Aguilera, Melissa N. Garcia, Kristy O. Murray, Rodrigo Hasbun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
meningitis
encephalitis
community-acquired CNS infections
West Nile virus testing
arboviral disease
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/9/15-2050_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/9/15-2050_article

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