West Nile fever: Here to stay and spreading

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Pile, J [1 ]
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[1] Cleveland Clin Fdn, Internal Med Access Ctr, Dept Gen Internal Med, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
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10.3949/ccjm.68.6.553
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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The ultimate extent of West Nile virus's range in North America is uncertain but is likely to expand in 2001. Spread chiefly by night-biting Culex mosquitoes, the virus results in infection that most often is asymptomatic or causes a self-limited febrile illness. The elderly, however, are prone to develop neurologic manifestations, including potentially fatal encephalitis.
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