title: West Nile virus: a growing challenge.
authors.affiliation: Mississippi State Department of Health, Jackson, MS, USA. kbender@son.umsmed.edu
authors.forename: Kaye
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bender
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D001717:Birds; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods; D003465:Culex / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007302:Insect Repellents; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011159:Population Surveillance; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D007302:Insect Repellents