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JAMA: 2012-10-03, Vol. 308, No. 13, Author in the Room™ Audio Interview

JAMA: 2012-10-03, Vol. 308, No. 13, Author in the Room™ Audio Interview

Update: 2012-10-11
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Interview with Robert W. Haley, MD, author of Controlling Urban Epidemics of West Nile Virus Infection. Summary Points:



  • Epidemics of West Nile neuroinvasive disease have become a serious medical and public health challenge that will be with us for the foreseeable future.

  • Ultra low-volume aerial spraying of urban areas, guided by surveillance of mosquito trap positivity and human cases, is necessary and cost-effective to prevent chronic neurologic disability and death.

  • Complete, accurate, and timely diagnosis of West Nile viral disease in an epidemic is vitally important to spare patients needless prolonged antimicrobial therapy and build support for public health control measures.

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JAMA: 2012-10-03, Vol. 308, No. 13, Author in the Room™ Audio Interview

JAMA: 2012-10-03, Vol. 308, No. 13, Author in the Room™ Audio Interview