Abstract
Epidemiological features of West Nile Virus (WNV) disease among children (<18 years of age) reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1999 through 2007 were analyzed and compared with those of adult WNV neuroinvasive disease (WNND), in a study at CDC&P, Fort Collins, CO.
Highlights
Epidemiological features of West Nile Virus (WNV) disease among children (
Parvovirus B19 infection is most commonly recognized by a distinctive rash, preceded for 7 to 10 days by a mild nonspecific illness consisting of fever, myalgia, and headache
Of the 443 cases of pediatric WNND, 208 (47%) presented as meningitis, 163 (37%) as encephalitis or meningoencephalitis, 5 (1%) as acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), and 67 (15%) as unspecified WNND
Summary
Epidemiological features of West Nile Virus (WNV) disease among children (
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