Long-term Death Rates, West Nile Virus Epidemic, Israel, 2000
Open Access
- 1 November 2005
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 11 (11) , 1754-1757
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1111.040941
Abstract
We studied the 2-year death rate of 246 adults discharged from hospital after experiencing acute West Nile Virus infection in Israel during 2000. The age- and sex-adjusted death rates were significantly higher than in the general population. This excess was greater for men. Significant adverse prognostic factors were age, male sex, diabetes mellitus, and dementia.Keywords
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