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. 2007 Nov;13(11):1788-90.
doi: 10.3201/eid1311.070506.

Environmental predictors of human West Nile virus infections, Colorado

Jennifer L Patnaik  1 , Lara Juliusson, Richard L Vogt
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Environmental predictors of human West Nile virus infections, Colorado

Jennifer L Patnaik et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Nov.

Abstract

To determine whether environmental surveillance of West Nile Virus-positive dead birds, mosquito pools, equines, and sentinel chickens helped predict human cases in metropolitan Denver, Colorado, during 2003, we analyzed human surveillance data and environmental data. Birds successfully predicted the highest proportion of human cases, followed by mosquito pools, and equines.

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Human infections and positive environmental results, Adams, Arapahoe, and Douglas Counties, Colorado, 2003.
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