Widespread West Nile Virus Activity, Eastern United States, 2000

Open Access

1 August 2001

journal article
Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases

Vol. 7 (4) , 730-735
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0704.010423

Abstract

In 1999, the U.S. West Nile (WN) virus epidemic was preceded by widespread reports of avian deaths. In 2000, ArboNET, a cooperative WN virus surveillance system, was implemented to monitor the sentinel epizootic that precedes human infection. This report summarizes 2000 surveillance data, documents widespread virus activity in 2000, and demonstrates the utility of monitoring virus activity in animals to identify human risk for infection.

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