Increase in West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease after Hurricane Katrina

Abstract

After Hurricane Katrina, the number of reported cases of West Nile neuroinvasive disease (WNND) sharply increased in the hurricane-affected regions of Louisiana and Mississippi. In 2006, a >2-fold increase in WNND incidence was observed in the hurricane-affected areas than in previous years.

Keywords

• Natural disasters
• West Nile virus
• Hurricane Katrina
• arbovirus
• encephalitis
• neuroinvasive disease