Increase in West Nile neuroinvasive disease after Hurricane Katrina

Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 May;14(5):804-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1405.071066.

Abstract

After Hurricane Katrina, the number of reported cases of West Nile neuroinvasive disease (WNND) sharply increased in the hurricane-affected regions of Louisiana and Mississippi. In 2006, a >2-fold increase in WNND incidence was observed in the hurricane-affected areas than in previous years.

MeSH terms

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
  • Central Nervous System Viral Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Central Nervous System Viral Diseases / virology
  • Disasters*
  • Disease Notification / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Louisiana / epidemiology
  • Mississippi / epidemiology
  • Population Surveillance / methods
  • United States
  • West Nile Fever / epidemiology*
  • West Nile Fever / virology
  • West Nile virus / pathogenicity*