Increase in West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease after Hurricane Katrina
Open Access
- 1 May 2008
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 14 (5) , 804-807
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071066
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
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