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==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. During Autumn of 1933, over 1,000 cases were reported to local health departments and the [[National Institute of Health]]. There have been several outbreaks of St. Louis encephalitis which are summarized below:<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><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><ref name=SLEVCDC>Epidemiologic Notes and Reports St. Louis Encephalitis -- Baytown and Houston, Texas. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1998). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000817.htm Accessed July 28, 2016.</ref><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> | 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. During Autumn of 1933, over 1,000 cases were reported to local health departments and the [[National Institute of Health]]. There have been several outbreaks of St. Louis encephalitis which are summarized below:<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><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><ref name=SLEVCDC>Epidemiologic Notes and Reports St. Louis Encephalitis -- Baytown and Houston, Texas. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1998). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000817.htm Accessed July 28, 2016.</ref><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><ref name= CDCSLEV>Current Trends Update: St. Louis Encephalitis -- Florida and Texas, 1990. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1998). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001813.htm Accessed on July 28, 2016.</ref> | ||
#1933 epidemic: In 1933, St. Louis encephalitis was first founded by Dr. Joseph F. Bredeck after 63 cases and 14 deaths were confirmed. | #1933 epidemic: In 1933, St. Louis encephalitis was first founded by Dr. Joseph F. Bredeck after 63 cases and 14 deaths were confirmed. | ||
#1959 epidemic: In 1959, St. Louis encephalitis | #1959 epidemic: In 1959, St. Louis encephalitis resulted in 7 confirmed cases, including 24 deaths. | ||
#1961 epidemic | #1961 epidemic: In 1961, an epidemic of St. Louis encephalitis resulted in 25 cases, including 7 deaths, in Tampa Bay area, Florida. | ||
# | #1962 epidemic: In 1965, St. Louis encephalitis resulted in 222 confirmed cases, including 43 deaths. | ||
#1977 epidemic | #1977 epidemic: In 1977, St. Louis encephalitis resulted in 78 confirmed cases, including 32 presumptive cases. | ||
#1980 epidemic: In 1980, St. Louis encephalitis resulted in 725 cases, including 4 deaths. | #1980 epidemic: In 1980, St. Louis encephalitis resulted in 725 cases, including 4 deaths. | ||
#1990 epidemic | #1990 epidemic: In 1990, St. Louis encephalitis resulted in 38 confirmed, including 26 presumptive cases. | ||
==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. During Autumn of 1933, over 1,000 cases were reported to local health departments and the National Institute of Health.[1][2][3]
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. During Autumn of 1933, over 1,000 cases were reported to local health departments and the National Institute of Health. There have been several outbreaks of St. Louis encephalitis which are summarized below:[1][2][3][4][5]
- 1933 epidemic: In 1933, St. Louis encephalitis was first founded by Dr. Joseph F. Bredeck after 63 cases and 14 deaths were confirmed.
- 1959 epidemic: In 1959, St. Louis encephalitis resulted in 7 confirmed cases, including 24 deaths.
- 1961 epidemic: In 1961, an epidemic of St. Louis encephalitis resulted in 25 cases, including 7 deaths, in Tampa Bay area, Florida.
- 1962 epidemic: In 1965, St. Louis encephalitis resulted in 222 confirmed cases, including 43 deaths.
- 1977 epidemic: In 1977, St. Louis encephalitis resulted in 78 confirmed cases, including 32 presumptive cases.
- 1980 epidemic: In 1980, St. Louis encephalitis resulted in 725 cases, including 4 deaths.
- 1990 epidemic: In 1990, St. Louis encephalitis resulted in 38 confirmed, including 26 presumptive cases.
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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Epidemiologic Notes and Reports St. Louis Encephalitis -- Baytown and Houston, Texas. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1998). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000817.htm Accessed July 28, 2016.
- ↑ SAINT LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS: A FLORIDA PROBLEM. Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory. http://mosquito.ifas.ufl.edu/SLE.htm Accessed on May 3, 2016.
- ↑ Current Trends Update: St. Louis Encephalitis -- Florida and Texas, 1990. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1998). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001813.htm Accessed on July 28, 2016.