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. 2007 Dec;13(12):1918-20.
doi: 10.3201/eid1312.061265.

Risk factors for West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease, California, 2005

Cynthia M Jean  1 , Somayeh Honarmand, Janice K Louie, Carol A Glaser
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Risk factors for West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease, California, 2005

Cynthia M Jean et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Dec.

Abstract

In 2005, 880 West Nile virus cases were reported in California; 305 case-patients exhibited neuroinvasive disease, including meningitis, encephalitis, or acute flaccid paralysis. Risk factors independently associated with developing neuroinvasive disease rather than West Nile fever included older age, male sex, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus.

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