Early Warning System for West Nile Virus Risk Areas, California, USA

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Carney, Ryan M. ; Ahearn, Sean C. ; McConchie, Alan ; Glaser, Carol ; Jean, Cynthia ; Barker, Chris ; Park, Bborie ; Padgett, Kerry ; Parker, Erin ; Aquino, Ervic ; Kramer, Vicki
• Description:
  The Dynamic Continuous-Area Space-Time (DYCAST) system is a biologically based spatiotemporal model that uses public reports of dead birds to identify areas at high risk for West Nile virus (WNV) transmission to humans. In 2005, during a statewide epidemic of WNV (880 cases), the California Department of Public Health prospectively implemented DYCAST over 32,517 km2 in California. Daily risk maps were made available online and used by local agencies to target public education campaigns, surveillance, and mosquito control. DYCAST had 80.8% sensitivity and 90.6% specificity for predicting human cases, and k analysis indicated moderate strength of chance-adjusted agreement for >4 weeks. High-risk grid cells (populations) were identified an average of 37.2 days before onset of human illness; relative risk for disease was >39× higher than for low-risk cells. Although prediction rates declined in subsequent years, results indicate DYCAST was a timely and effective early warning system during the severe 2005 epidemic.
• Subjects:
  Animals Birds Culex Geographic Information Systems Humans Insect Vectors Research Risk Factors Sensitivity And Specificity Sentinel Surveillance Space-Time Clustering West Nile Fever

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(8):1445-1454.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U50/CCU923677/PHS HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  California
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c3f47079b7b1a6eefeac95066fc974642cd5f5a2d58746b0bc0ca9814a941144
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24178/cdc_24178_DS1.pdf
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