West Nile fever outbreak, Israel, 2000: epidemiologic aspects.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Weinberger, M. ; Pitlik, S. D. ; Gandacu, D. ; Lang, R. ; Nassar, F. ; Ben David, D. ; Rubinstein, E. ; Izthaki, A. ; Mishal, J. ; Kitzes, R. ; Siegman-Igra, Y. ; Giladi, M. ; Pick, N. ; Mendelson, E. ; Bin, H. ; Shohat, T.
• Description:
  From August 1 to October 31, 2000, 417 cases of West Nile (WN) fever were serologically confirmed throughout Israel; 326 (78%) were hospitalized patients. Cases were distributed throughout the country; the highest incidence was in central Israel, the most populated part. Men and women were equally affected, and their mean age was 54+/-23.8 years (range 6 months to 95 years). Incidence per 1,000 population increased from 0.01 in the 1st decade of life to 0.87 in the 9th decade. There were 35 deaths (case-fatality rate 8.4%), all in patients >50 years of age. Age-specific case-fatality rate increased with age. Central nervous system involvement occurred in 170 (73%) of 233 hospitalized patients. The countrywide spread, number of hospitalizations, severity of the disease, and high death rate contrast with previously reported outbreaks in Israel.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Calibration Child Child, Preschool Demography Disease Outbreaks Female Hospitalization Humans Infant Male Middle Aged Seroepidemiologic Studies West Nile Fever West Nile Virus

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 7(4):686-691.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Israel
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c4738d4480ab2f8090fd2d9797a849342ea1113be0321be85e7eaa65906e9af6
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15186/cdc_15186_DS1.pdf
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