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St. Louis encephalitis was first discovered by Dr. Joseph F. Bredeck, an American Director of Public Health for the City of St. Louis, in 1933 following a major outbreak in the city.<ref name="pmid18013846">{{cite journal| author=| title=ENCEPHALITIS IN ST. LOUIS. | journal=Am J Public Health Nations Health | year= 1933 | volume= 23 | issue= 10 | pages= 1058-60 | pmid=18013846 | doi= | pmc=PMC1558319 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18013846 }} </ref> During Autumn of 1933, over 1,000 cases were reported to local health departments and the National Institute of Health.<ref name="pmid18013860">{{cite journal| author=Bredeck JF| title=The Story of the Epidemic of Encephalitis in St. Louis. | journal=Am J Public Health Nations Health | year= 1933 | volume= 23 | issue= 11 | pages= 1135-40 | pmid=18013860 | doi= | pmc=PMC1558406 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18013860 }} </ref> | |||
==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
St. Louis encephalitis was first discovered by Dr. Joseph F. Bredeck, an American Director of Public Health for the City of St. Louis, in 1933 following a major outbreak in the city.<ref name="pmid18013846">{{cite journal| author=| title=ENCEPHALITIS IN ST. LOUIS. | journal=Am J Public Health Nations Health | year= 1933 | volume= 23 | issue= 10 | pages= 1058-60 | pmid=18013846 | doi= | pmc=PMC1558319 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18013846 }} </ref> During Autumn of 1933, over 1,000 cases were reported to local health departments and the National Institute of Health.<ref name="pmid18013860">{{cite journal| author=Bredeck JF| title=The Story of the Epidemic of Encephalitis in St. Louis. | journal=Am J Public Health Nations Health | year= 1933 | volume= 23 | issue= 11 | pages= 1135-40 | pmid=18013860 | doi= | pmc=PMC1558406 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18013860 }} </ref> There have been several outbreaks of St. Louis encephalitis, which have occurred in 1933, 1959, 1961, 1977, and 1990.<ref name= UFlorSLE> SAINT LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS: A FLORIDA PROBLEM. Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory. http://mosquito.ifas.ufl.edu/SLE.htm Accessed on May 3, 2016. </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
St. Louis encephalitis was first discovered by Dr. Joseph F. Bredeck, an American Director of Public Health for the City of St. Louis, in 1933 following a major outbreak in the city.[1] During Autumn of 1933, over 1,000 cases were reported to local health departments and the National Institute of Health.[2]
Historical Perspective
St. Louis encephalitis was first discovered by Dr. Joseph F. Bredeck, an American Director of Public Health for the City of St. Louis, in 1933 following a major outbreak in the city.[1] During Autumn of 1933, over 1,000 cases were reported to local health departments and the National Institute of Health.[2] There have been several outbreaks of St. Louis encephalitis, which have occurred in 1933, 1959, 1961, 1977, and 1990.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ENCEPHALITIS IN ST. LOUIS". Am J Public Health Nations Health. 23 (10): 1058–60. 1933. PMC 1558319. PMID 18013846.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bredeck JF (1933). "The Story of the Epidemic of Encephalitis in St. Louis". Am J Public Health Nations Health. 23 (11): 1135–40. PMC 1558406. PMID 18013860.
- ↑ SAINT LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS: A FLORIDA PROBLEM. Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory. http://mosquito.ifas.ufl.edu/SLE.htm Accessed on May 3, 2016.