Marcelle Layton

TL;DR: In this paper, an unusual cluster of cases of meningoencephalitis associated with muscle weakness was reported to the New York City Department of Health and the initial epidemiologic and environmental investigations suggested an arboviral cause.

TL;DR: A household-based seroepidemiological survey to assess more clearly the public-health impact of the 1999 West Nile virus epidemic, its range of illness, and risk factors associated with infection in New York City, USA.

TL;DR: Clinicians in the Northeast should maintain a high level of suspicion during the summer when evaluating older patients with febrile illnesses and neurologic symptoms, especially if associated with gastrointestinal complaints or muscle weakness.

TL;DR: To obtain more complete data, DOHMH used supplementary information sources and relied on direct data importation and matching of patient identifiers for data on hospitalization status, the occurrence of death, race/ethnicity, and presence of underlying medical conditions.

TL;DR: Patients recovering from West Nile virus infection may experience sequelae for months and need to be monitored for months for the effects of the virus.