Characterizing Areas with Increased Burden of West Nile Virus Disease in California, 2009-2018.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis
; 21(8): 620-627, 2021 08.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34077676
ABSTRACT
West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that can cause severe neurological disease in humans, for which there is no treatment or vaccine. From 2009 to 2018, California has reported more human disease cases than any other state in the United States. We sought to identify smaller geographic areas within the 10 California counties with the highest number of WNV cases that accounted for disproportionately large numbers of human cases from 2009 to 2018. Eleven areas, consisting of groups of high-burden ZIP codes, were identified in nine counties within southern California and California's Central Valley. Despite containing only 2% of California's area and 17% of the state's population, these high-burden ZIP codes accounted for 44% of WNV cases reported and had a mean annual incidence that was 2.4 times the annual state incidence. Focusing mosquito control and public education efforts in these areas would lower WNV disease burden.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
4_TD
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Febre do Nilo Ocidental
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Vírus do Nilo Ocidental
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Vacinas
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article