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Emerg Infect Dis. 2001 Jul-Aug; 7(4): 662–664.
PMCID: PMC2631757
Dead crow densities and human cases of West Nile virus, New York State, 2000.
M. Eidson, J. Miller, L. Kramer, B. Cherry, Y. Hagiwara, and West Nile Virus Bird Mortality Analysis Group
Zoonoses Program, New York State Department of Health, Rm. 621 ESP Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237, USA.
M. Eidson: mxe04/at/health.state.ny.us
Abstract
In 2000, Staten Island, New York, reported 10 human West Nile virus cases and high densities of dead crows. Surrounding counties with <2 human cases had moderate dead crow densities, and upstate counties with no human cases had low dead crow densities. Monitoring such densities may be helpful because this factor may be determined without the delays associated with specimen collection and testing.
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