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• Military Bug Chasers Help Track Down West Nile Virus , American Forces Press Service, 10 May 2001 -- A small team of scientists on this sleepy base north of Washington played a crucial role in tracking down one of the more visible public health threats to hit North America in the past decade. And they're still working to make it easier for public health departments to fight the disease.
• West nile detection, Voice of America, 02 May 2001 -- With summer approaching in the United States, scientists are again preparing to track the spread of a form of encephalitis called the "West Nile Virus." The virus has claimed nine lives in the United States since it was first detected two years ago on the East Coast.

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• West Nile Fever In The United States of America, Office International des Epizooties, Disease Information, Vol. 14 - No. 15, 13 April 2001

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• West Nile virus, human case - USA (New Jersey) , ProMED-mail, 17 January 2001 -- Laboratory testing completed last week by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that a sixth New Jersey resident was infected with the West Nile virus (WNV) in 2000.
• West Nile virus, human death - USA (New York) , ProMED-mail, 12 January 2001 -- An 87-year-old woman who died last month was the second person in the United States last year to die after contracting West Nile virus infection
• West Nile virus, horses - France , ProMED-mail, 13 January 2001 -- Since no case of West Nile fever had been detected in France since 3 Nov 2000, the corresponding health control measures were lifted on 30 Nov 2000

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