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Early-season avian deaths from West Nile virus as warnings of human infection

January 1, 2003

An analysis of 2001 and 2002 West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance data shows that counties that report WNV-infected dead birds early in the transmission season are more likely to report subsequent WNV disease cases in humans than are counties that do not report early WNV-infected dead birds.

Publication Year 2003
Title Early-season avian deaths from West Nile virus as warnings of human infection
DOI 10.3201/eid0904.020421
Authors S.C. Guptill, K.G. Julian, G.L. Campbell, S. D. Price, A.A. Marfin
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Emerging Infectious Diseases
Index ID 70025866
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse