Fleischauer Aaron T, Williams Sharon, O'Leary Daniel R, McChesney Thomas, Mason William, Falk Stan, Gladden Linda, Snow Sandra, Clark F Lee, Terebuh Pauline, Boozman Fay W
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
J Ark Med Soc. 2003 Sep;100(3):94-9.
In June 2002, the Arkansas Department of Health anticipated a West Nile virus epidemic based on diagnoses in birds and increasing reports of human disease cases in neighboring states. Department officials activated an emergency operations center (EOC) dedicated to human West Nile virus surveillance. As a result, 43 cases (33 West Nile meningoencephalitis and 10 West Nile fever) and five (12%) deaths were confirmed from 16 counties. For all cases, the median age was 54 years (range: 2-93 years). County-specific incidence of West Nile meningoencephalitis ranged from 0.6-15.9 cases per 100,000 people. The implemented system for enhanced West Nile virus surveillance will serve as a model for future epidemic years.
2002年6月，阿肯色州卫生部根据鸟类诊断结果以及邻近州人类疾病病例报告的增加，预计会出现西尼罗河病毒疫情。部门官员启动了一个专门用于人类西尼罗河病毒监测的应急行动中心（EOC）。结果，从16个县确认了43例病例（33例西尼罗河脑膜脑炎和10例西尼罗河热）以及5例（12%）死亡病例。所有病例的中位年龄为54岁（范围：2 - 93岁）。西尼罗河脑膜脑炎的各县发病率范围为每10万人0.6 - 15.9例。所实施的加强西尼罗河病毒监测系统将成为未来疫情年份的一个典范。
