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. 2013 Nov;19(11):1836-8.
doi: 10.3201/eid1911.130768.

West Nile virus, Texas, USA, 2012

Kristy O Murray, Duke Ruktanonchai, Dawn Hesalroad, Eric Fonken, Melissa S Nolan

West Nile virus, Texas, USA, 2012

Kristy O Murray et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Nov.

Abstract

During the 2012 West Nile virus outbreak in Texas, USA, 1,868 cases were reported. Male patients, persons >65 years of age, and minorities were at highest risk for neuroinvasive disease. Fifty-three percent of counties reported a case; 48% of case-patients resided in 4 counties around Dallas/Fort Worth. The economic cost was >$47.6 million.

Keywords: Texas; West Nile virus; attack rates; economic impact; epidemiology; outbreak; vector-borne infections; viruses.

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Figure 1
Number of reported West Nile virus cases, Texas, USA, 2012.
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Figure 2
Incidence rates per 100,000 population during West Nile virus outbreak, Texas, USA, 2012. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of counties that fell within each range.
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