Clinical Description and Follow-up Investigation of Human West Nile Virus Cases
- 1 June 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 98 (6) , 603-606
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.smj.0000155633.43244.ac
Abstract
Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate long-term outcomes after West Nile virus infection. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of persons reported with West Nile virus in Tennessee in 2002 and interviewed cases 1 year after acute illness. Results: In 2002, 56 cases of West Nile virus were reported in Tennessee; 48 (84%) had meningitis or encephalitis. Of those, 9 (19%)...Keywords
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