West nile virus epidemiology and demographics
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Michael Maddaleni, B.S.
Overview
Incidence and Prevalence
West Nile virus is widely distributed across Australia, Middle East, Western Russia, Southwestern Asia, Africa and Southern Europe. Since 1999, a series of outbreaks, with virus likely of African origin, have increased the incidence of the disease across the previous countries.[1]
Across the western hemisphere, the virus was discovered in 1999 in new York City. The WNV then spread across the continent to the East cost of the US in 4 years, and to Argentina in 6 years.[2][3]
Age
Gender
Geographical Distribution
US Disease Cases by State 2014
West Nile Virus by State 2014
Neuroinvasive Disease Incidence by State 2014
Due to the fact that infection with the WNV is often asymptomatic, the best approach to monitor incidence trends of the disease caused by the virus, is by assessing the incidence of neuroinvasive disease, since its reporting is often adequate.[1]
Neuroinvasive Disease Archives
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 May, F. J.; Davis, C. T.; Tesh, R. B.; Barrett, A. D. T. (2010). "Phylogeography of West Nile Virus: from the Cradle of Evolution in Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas". Journal of Virology. 85 (6): 2964–2974. doi:10.1128/JVI.01963-10. ISSN 0022-538X.
- ↑ Lindsey NP, Staples JE, Lehman JA, Fischer M, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2010). "Surveillance for human West Nile virus disease - United States, 1999-2008". MMWR Surveill Summ. 59 (2): 1–17. PMID 20360671.
- ↑ Petersen LR, Hayes EB (2008). "West Nile virus in the Americas". Med Clin North Am. 92 (6): 1307–22, ix. PMID 19145778.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)".