St. Louis Encephalitis in Memphis-Shelby County, Tennessee, 1975
| Autor: | J S Levy, I K Moseley, D.B. Francy, Thomas P. Monath, Calisher Ch, H D Carver |
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| Rok vydání: | 1978 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Climate Attack rate White People Disease Outbreaks Case fatality rate Epidemiology Humans Medicine Aged Encephalitis St. Louis Geography biology business.industry St louis encephalitis Outbreak General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Tennessee Virology Black or African American Socioeconomic Factors Acute Disease Headaches medicine.symptom business Memphis Encephalitis Demography |
| Zdroj: | Southern Medical Journal. 71:633-637 |
| ISSN: | 0038-4348 |
| Popis: | An epidemic of St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) occurred in Memphis-Shelby County, Tennessee, in the summer of 1975, as part of an outbreak involving large portions of the Eastern United States. A total of 187 suspected cases were reported, of which 62 were laboratory-confirmed or presumptive SLE. The overall attack rate was 8.1/100,000; rates were higher in lower socioeconomic districts. The case fatality rate was 19.4%. Climatologic data and related factors favoring the occurrence of this outbreak are discussed. |
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