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Protective Behavior and West Nile Virus Risk -...

Journal article

Protective Behavior and West Nile Virus Risk - Volume 11, Number 9—September 2005 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC

Abstract

We conducted a cross-sectional, household survey in Oakville, Ontario, where an outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) in 2002 led to an unprecedented number of cases of meningitis and encephalitis. Practicing > or =2 personal protective behavior traits reduced the risk for WNV infection by half.

Authors

Loeb M; Elliott SJ; Gibson B; Fearon M; Nosal R; Drebot M; D'Cuhna C; Harrington D; Smith S; George P

Journal

Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 11, No. 9, pp. 1425–1432

Publisher

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Publication Date

January 1, 2005

DOI

10.3201/eid1109.041184

ISSN

1080-6040

Associated Experts

John David Eyles

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Science

Mark Loeb

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

Susan Elliott

Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Science

Labels

Fields of Research (FoR)

3207 Medical Microbiology 32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 3202 Clinical sciences 4202 Epidemiology 4203 Health services and systems

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

3 Good Health and Well Being

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Adolescent Adult Aged Animals Cross-Sectional Studies Crows Female Humans Male Middle Aged Ontario Prevalence Risk Factors West Nile Fever West Nile virus

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