West Nile Virus Infection Among Turkey Breeder Farm Workers—Wisconsin, 2002

West Nile Virus Infection Among Turkey Breeder Farm Workers—Wisconsin, 2002

The Wisconsin Division of Public Health initiated an investigation that found a high prevalence of West Nile Virus antibody among farm A workers and turkeys. The results of this investigation that indicate possible nonmosquito transmission among birds and subsequent infection of humans at farm A is...

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Veröffentlicht in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2003-12, Vol.290 (21), p.2793-2796
Hauptverfasser: Glaser, L C, Wegner, M V, Davis, J P, Bunning, M L
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Sprache:eng
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Farmworkers
Infections
Public health
West Nile virus
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Zusammenfassung:The Wisconsin Division of Public Health initiated an investigation that found a high prevalence of West Nile Virus antibody among farm A workers and turkeys. The results of this investigation that indicate possible nonmosquito transmission among birds and subsequent infection of humans at farm A is summarized. A CDC editorial note is included.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.290.21.2793