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West Nile virus: a growing concern?

The Journal of clinical investigation (2004-04-16)
L Hannah Gould, Erol Fikrig
ABSTRACT

West Nile virus was first detected in North America in 1999 and has subsequently spread throughout the United States and Canada and into Mexico and the Caribbean. This review describes the epidemiology and ecology of West Nile virus in North America and the prospects for effective treatments and vaccines.