Protective Behavior and West Nile Virus Risk Journal Articles

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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, Mark
Elliott, Susan
Gibson, Brian
Fearon, Margaret
Nosal, Robert
Drebot, Michael
D'Cuhna, Colin
Harrington, Daniel
Smith, Stephanie
George, Pauline
Eyles, John David

publication date

September 2005

has subject area

1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
1108 Medical Microbiology (FoR)
1117 Public Health and Health Services (FoR)
Adolescent (MeSH)
Adult (MeSH)
Aged (MeSH)
Animals (MeSH)
Cross-Sectional Studies (MeSH)
Crows (MeSH)
Female (MeSH)
Humans (MeSH)
Male (MeSH)
Microbiology (Science Metrix)
Middle Aged (MeSH)
Ontario (MeSH)
Prevalence (MeSH)
Risk Factors (MeSH)
West Nile Fever (MeSH)
West Nile virus (MeSH)

published in

Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal