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. 2001 Jul-Aug;7(4):730–735. doi: 10.3201/eid0704.010423

Widespread West Nile virus activity, eastern United States, 2000.

A A Marfin 1, L R Petersen 1, M Eidson 1, J Miller 1, J Hadler 1, C Farello 1, B Werner 1, G L Campbell 1, M Layton 1, P Smith 1, E Bresnitz 1, M Cartter 1, J Scaletta 1, G Obiri 1, M Bunning 1, R C Craven 1, J T Roehrig 1, K G Julian 1, S R Hinten 1, D J Gubler 1; ArboNET Cooperative Surveillance Group1
PMCID: PMC2631748  PMID: 11585539

Abstract

In 1999, the U.S. West Nile (WN) virus epidemic was preceded by widespread reports of avian deaths. In 2000, ArboNET, a cooperative WN virus surveillance system, was implemented to monitor the sentinel epizootic that precedes human infection. This report summarizes 2000 surveillance data, documents widespread virus activity in 2000, and demonstrates the utility of monitoring virus activity in animals to identify human risk for infection.

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