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
September 2005
DOI
10.3201/eid1109.041184
ISSN
1080-6040