West Nile Virus Outbreak in Houston and Harris County, Texas, USA, 2014

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Martinez, Diana ; Murray, Kristy O. ; Reyna, Martin ; Arafat, Raouf R. ; Gorena, Roberto ; Shah, Umair A. ; Debboun, Mustapha
• Description:
  Since 2002, West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected every year in Houston and the surrounding Harris County, Texas. In 2014, the largest WNV outbreak to date occurred, comprising 139 cases and causing 2 deaths. Additionally, 1,286 WNV-positive mosquito pools were confirmed, the most reported in a single mosquito season.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Animals Child Culicidae Disease Outbreaks Female Geography, Medical History, 21St Century Humans Incidence Insect Vectors Male Middle Aged Population Surveillance Seasons West Nile Fever/Epidemiology West Nile Fever/History West Nile Fever/Transmission West Nile Fever/Virology West Nile Virus Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(8):1372-1376.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Historical Article
• Place as Subject:
  Texas
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c970ab656748003736b77ea2b01191d71b1ff11b0bbbfd3ba9937f8d089ff9ba7eee6734fb0fbdd9090a8f334058e10394e15e35c6a76a6b707097275746aa69
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/47411/cdc_47411_DS1.pdf
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