West Nile Virus: A Primer for the Clinician

  1. Lyle R. Petersen, MD, MPH; and
  2. Anthony A. Marfin, MD, MPH
  1. From U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Vector-borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado.
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        Figure 1. States reporting epizootic activity and human infections of the West Nile virus, 1999–2001.
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          Figure 2. Week of symptom onset for persons reported to have West Nile virus infection, 1999–2001.
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            Figure 3. Transmission cycle of West Nile virus.
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