Crow Deaths as a Sentinel Surveillance System for West Nile Virus in the Northeastern United States, 1999

Crow Deaths as a Sentinel Surveillance System for West Nile Virus in the Northeastern United States, 1999

In addition to human encephalitis and meningitis cases, the West Nile (WN) virus outbreak in the summer and fall of 1999 in New York State resulted in bird deaths in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. From August to December 1999, 295 dead birds were laboratory-confirmed with WN virus infection;...

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Main Authors: Millicent Eidson, Nicholas Komar, Faye Sorhage, Randall Nelson, Tom Talbot, Farzad Mostashari, Robert McLean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
West Nile Virus
WNV
Crows
sentinel surveillance,
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/4/01-7402_article

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