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Article: Dead Crow Densities and Human Cases of West Nile Virus, New York State, 2000.(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- July 1, 2001
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In 2000, Staten Island, New York, reported 10 human West Nile virus cases and high densities of dead crows. Surrounding counties with [is less than] 2 human cases had moderate dead crow densities, and upstate counties with no human cases had low dead crow densities. Monitoring such densities may be helpful because this factor may be determined without the delays associated with specimen collection and testing.
West Nile (WN) virus was first recognized as a cause of encephalitis in humans and other animals in the United States in 1999, and dead bird surveillance in the northeastern states provided a valuable window into the temporal and geographic distribution of ...