The role of pathology in an investigation of an outbreak of West Nile encephalitis in New York, 1999.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Shieh, W. J. ; Guarner, J. ; Layton, M. ; Fine, A. ; Miller, J. ; Nash, D. ; Campbell, G. L. ; Roehrig, J. T. ; Gubler, D. J. ; Zaki, S. R.
• Description:
  An outbreak of encephalitis occurred in New York City in late August 1999, the first caused by West Nile virus in North America. Histopathologic and immunopathologic examinations performed on human autopsy materials helped guide subsequent laboratory and epidemiologic investigations that led to identification of the etiologic agent.
• Subjects:
  Antigens, Viral Autopsy Brain Disease Outbreaks Humans Immunohistochemistry Neurons Spinal Cord West Nile Fever West Nile Virus
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 6(4):370-372.
• Pubmed ID:
  10905969
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC2640902
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York City, NY
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:57d6845ecc97d8fa1d4e9f7dbc20dbbb3c31c62fc60acffd53ec0b8fb29cea92
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3280/cdc_3280_DS1.pdf
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