The West Nile virus: its recent emergence in North America

被引:57
作者
Garmendia, AE [1 ]
Van Kruiningen, HJ [1 ]
French, RA [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Connecticut, Dept Pathobiol U89, Storrs, CT 06268 USA
关键词
West Nile virus; North America;
D O I
10.1016/S1286-4579(01)01374-0
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
West Nile fever emerged in New York in the summer of 1999 when seven people, several horses and thousands of wild birds died. It was soon established that the human disease and the mortality of birds were related. Continued surveillance detected West Nile virus in mosquitoes, birds, horses, small mammals, bats and humans, and has shown its spread to several northeastern states. These events confirm the establishment of West Nile virus endemically in the United States. (C) 2001 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.
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