Widespread West Nile virus activity, eastern United States, 2000.
In 1999, the U.S. West Nile (WN) virus epidemic was preceded by widespread reports of avian deaths. In 2000, ArboNET, a cooperative WN virus surveillance system, was implemented to monitor the sentinel epizootic that precedes human infection. This report summarizes 2000 surveillance data, documents widespread virus activity in 2000, and demonstrates the utility of monitoring virus activity in animals to identify human risk for infection.
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Division of Vector-Borne Infections Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, P.O. Box 2087, Fort Collins, CO 80522, USA. aam@cdc.gov
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Eidson
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Miller
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Hadler
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Farello
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Werner
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Campbell
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Layton
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Smith
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Bresnitz
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Cartter
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Scaletta
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Obiri
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Bunning
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Julian
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D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D009033:Culicidae / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004463:Ecology; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D020308:Songbirds / Q000821:virology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D014902:West Nile virus