title: A new transcontinental disease: the West Nile virus.
abstract: The West Nile Virus caught New Yorkers by surprise in the summer of 1999. The prompt reporting of cases, as well as swift responses from local and state health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, can prevent larger outbreaks of the virus.
authors.affiliation: Holy Redeemer Home Health and Hospice Services, Mays Landing, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: H Michael
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Dreher
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D009033:Culicidae; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides