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MicrobeWorld Video Episode 19 - West Nile Virus
MicrobeWorld Video Episode 19 - West Nile Virus
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West Nile virus entered the United States in 1999 and is now considered a seasonal epidemic that starts in the summer andcontinues into the fall. First isolated in Uganda in 1937, the virus can cause severe human meningitis or encephalitis in 1%of those infected. In 2007 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported 124 fatalities. The rapid spread of West Nile virushas put local and state mosquito surveillance programs on the front line of public health and disease preparedness.
In this episode, MicrobeWorld Video interviews Dr. Jorge Arias, an expert in vector-borne diseases of the Americas. Ariascurrently serves as the Environmental Health Supervisor of the Fairfax County Health Department in Northern Virginia. In thisrole, he is responsible for directing the Disease-Carrying Insects Program which focuses on West Nile virus and Lymedisease.
For more information about West Nile virus, please visit:
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Pesticide Information Center Fairfax County Health DepartmentThis episode was filmed at the Marian Koshland Science Museum, the Fairfax County Health Department, Huntley Meadows Park in Fairfax, Va., and the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
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