Protective behavior and West Nile virus risk.
We conducted a cross-sectional, household survey in Oakville, Ontario, where an outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) in 2002 led to an unprecedented number of cases of meningitis and encephalitis. Practicing > or =2 personal protective behavior traits reduced the risk for WNV infection by half.
Loeb
Mark
M
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. loebm@mcmaster.ca
Elliott
Susan J
SJ
Gibson
Brian
B
Fearon
Margaret
M
Nosal
Robert
R
Drebot
Michael
M
D'Cuhna
Colin
C
Harrington
Daniel
D
Smith
Stephanie
S
George
Pauline
P
Eyles
John
J
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