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The Return of the West Nile Virus.(OUTBREAKS)(Society)(Brief Article)

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| August 07, 2000 | Rainey, Susan | COPYRIGHT 2009 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The sight of trucks dousing entire neighborhoods with pesticides made New Yorkers feel like they were under attack last week, but the almost military footing--outdoor concerts canceled, children kept inside, a booming trade in bug spray--seemed at odds with the reality. Although the West Nile encephalitis virus, which killed seven people in New York last year, has been detected once again in birds and mosquitoes, this summer has brought not a single case in people. Health officials say, though, that it's only a matter of time.

Carried by birds and passed on to humans when mosquitoes bite first an infected bird and then a person, West Nile has shown that it can survive…

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