Early-Season Avian Deaths from West Nile Virus as Warnings of Human Infection

Early-Season Avian Deaths from West Nile Virus as Warnings of Human Infection

An analysis of 2001 and 2002 West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance data shows that counties that report WNV-infected dead birds early in the transmission season are more likely to report subsequent WNV disease cases in humans than are counties that do not report early WNV-infected dead birds.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stephen C. Guptill, Kathleen G. Julian, Grant L. Campbell, Susan D. Price, Anthony A. Marfin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
avian deaths
dispatch
early reports
relative risk
surveillance data
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/4/02-0421_article

Internet

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/4/02-0421_article

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