West Nile virus: review of the literature

LR Petersen, AC Brault, RS Nasci - Jama, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Since its introduction in North America in 1999, West Nile virus has produced the
3 largest arboviral neuroinvasive disease outbreaks ever recorded in the United States.
Objective To review the ecology, virology, epidemiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis,
prevention, and control of West Nile virus, with an emphasis on North America. Evidence
Review PubMed electronic database was searched through February 5, 2013. United States
national surveillance data were gathered from the Centers for Disease Control and …