Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 2001)

Widespread West Nile Virus Activity, Eastern United States, 2000

  • Anthony A. Marfin,
  • Lyle R. Petersen,
  • Millicent Eidson,
  • James Miller,
  • James Hadler,
  • Cheryl Farello,
  • Barbara Werner,
  • Grant L. Campbell,
  • Marcelle Layton,
  • Perry Smith,
  • Edward Bresnitz,
  • Matthew Cartter,
  • Joseph Scaletta,
  • Godwin Obiri,
  • Michel Bunning,
  • Robert C. Craven,
  • John T. Roehrig,
  • Kathleen G. Julian,
  • Steven R. Hinten,
  • Duane J. Gubler

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0704.017423
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 4
pp. 730 – 735

Abstract

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In 1999, the U.S. West Nile (WN) virus epidemic was preceded by widespread reports of avian deaths. In 2000, ArboNET, a cooperative WN virus surveillance system, was implemented to monitor the sentinel epizootic that precedes human infection. This report summarizes 2000 surveillance data, documents widespread virus activity in 2000, and demonstrates the utility of monitoring virus activity in animals to identify human risk for infection.

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