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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