title: West Nile virus update--United States, January 1-August 19, 2008.
abstract: This report summarizes 2008 West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance data reported to CDC through ArboNET as of 3 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time, August 19, 2008. A total of 28 states have reported 236 cases of human WNV illness to CDC. A total of 137 (58%) cases for which such data were available occurred in males; median age of patients was 48 years (range: 10 months-86 years). Dates of illness onset ranged from January 17 to August 14; two cases were fatal.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000821:virology; D001782:Blood Donors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D009033:Culicidae / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000662:veterinary*