West nile virus
LR Petersen, AA Marfin, DJ Gubler - Jama, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Duane J. Gubler, ScD WEST NILE VIRUS (WNV) emerged from relative obscurity in 1999
when the first incursion of the virus into North America caused an outbreak of
meningoencephalitis leading to 7 deaths in the New York City area. 1 By 2002, human and
veterinary surveillance documented geographic spread westward to the Pacific Coast. In the
same year, WNV caused the largest arboviral meningoencephalitis outbreak ever recorded
in North America. 2
when the first incursion of the virus into North America caused an outbreak of
meningoencephalitis leading to 7 deaths in the New York City area. 1 By 2002, human and
veterinary surveillance documented geographic spread westward to the Pacific Coast. In the
same year, WNV caused the largest arboviral meningoencephalitis outbreak ever recorded
in North America. 2