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Review
. 2003 Apr 19;326(7394):865-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7394.865.

West Nile encephalitis

Tom Solomon  1 , Mong How Ooi, David W C Beasley, Macpherson Mallewa
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Review

West Nile encephalitis

Tom Solomon et al. BMJ. .
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Approximate global distribution of West Nile virus (or its subtype, Kunjin virus)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Factors known or postulated to be involved in the enzootic cycle of West Nile virus and epidemics of human disease
Figure 3
Figure 3
Clinical course of West Nile encephalitis: viraemia, development of antibody, implications for diagnosis. Limits of virus detection are expressed as plaque forming units (pfu)/100 μl; human viraemia is thought to be <10 pfu/100 μl. First day of fever is taken as first day of illness; most patients are not admitted to hospital until day 3-5 of illness
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