West Nile Virus: A Primer for the Clinician

  1. Lyle R. Petersen, MD, MPH; and
  2. Anthony A. Marfin, MD, MPH
  1. From U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Vector-borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado.
    1. Figure 1.
      View larger version:
      Figure 1. States reporting epizootic activity and human infections of the West Nile virus, 1999–2001.
    2. Figure 2.
      View larger version:
      Figure 2. Week of symptom onset for persons reported to have West Nile virus infection, 1999–2001.
    3. Figure 3.
      View larger version:
      Figure 3. Transmission cycle of West Nile virus.
    « Previous | Next Article »Table of Contents