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Mosquito Surveillance, Monitoring Weather Patterns and Geographic Hot Spots May Help Predict West Nile Virus Infection

The JAMA Report

Internal Medicine, Preventative Health, The JAMA Report

West Nile virus remains an important public health concern since appearing in the United States back in 1999. Part of the challenge is dealing with the unpredictability of outbreaks. A new study examined whether certain factors could help guide future interventions, education and prevention associated with West Nile virus infections. Catherine Dolf explains in this week’s JAMA Report.

Source: The 2012 West Nile Encephalitis Epidemic in Dallas, Texas

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